英语词汇“guillotine”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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The guillotine was a death penalty machine used to behead people convicted of crimes, and it was basically a giant blade that slid down and sliced through a person’s neck, their head falling into a basket below.

The guillotine was named after Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, a French doctor who promoted the machine because it was a quicker and more humane way to cut off a person’s head. Guillotine is also as verb. The last time the French government guillotined someone was in 1977, and in 1981 the death penalty was abolished in France. Pronouncing guillotine wrong won’t send you to it, but be safe and say it this way: GEE-yuh-teen.

WORD FAMILY

guillotine: guillotined, guillotines, guillotining

USAGE EXAMPLES

The Queen’s croquet becomes a master class in piano technique, with players guillotined left and right.

Los Angeles Times(Nov 23, 2016)

One by one, the so-called Freedom Caucus trundled GOP House leaders off to the ideological guillotine, as the Tea Party revolution grew more extreme.

Washington Times(Oct 28, 2016)

Inside, there are displays of authentic swords and suits of armor, along with a reconstructed guillotine that was last used in 1861.

Seattle Times(Oct 18, 2016)

1n instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people

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instrument of execution

an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person

2v kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine

The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country

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behead, decapitate, decollate

cut the head of

n closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill

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closure by compartment

closure, cloture, gag law, gag rule

a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

单词	guillotine
释义	guillotine (once / 2246 pages) 1nv 2n The guillotine was a death penalty machine used to behead people convicted of crimes, and it was basically a giant blade that slid down and sliced through a person’s neck, their head falling into a basket below. The guillotine was named after Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, a French doctor who promoted the machine because it was a quicker and more humane way to cut off a person’s head. Guillotine is also as verb. The last time the French government guillotined someone was in 1977, and in 1981 the death penalty was abolished in France. Pronouncing guillotine wrong won’t send you to it, but be safe and say it this way: GEE-yuh-teen. WORD FAMILY guillotine: guillotined, guillotines, guillotining USAGE EXAMPLES The Queen’s croquet becomes a master class in piano technique, with players guillotined left and right. Los Angeles Times(Nov 23, 2016) One by one, the so-called Freedom Caucus trundled GOP House leaders off to the ideological guillotine, as the Tea Party revolution grew more extreme. Washington Times(Oct 28, 2016) Inside, there are displays of authentic swords and suits of armor, along with a reconstructed guillotine that was last used in 1861. Seattle Times(Oct 18, 2016) 1 1n instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people Hyper instrument of execution an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person 2v kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country Hyper behead, decapitate, decollate cut the head of 2 n closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill Syn\|Hyper closure by compartment closure, cloture, gag law, gag rule a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
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