Guillotine
01
断头台
a device for beheading, featuring a tall frame with a suspended blade released to swiftly sever the condemned person's head
例子
During the French Revolution, the guillotine became a symbol of radical political change as it was employed for public executions.
在法国大革命期间，断头台成为激进政治变革的象征，因为它被用于公开处决。
The condemned criminal faced the guillotine, a device known for its efficiency in carrying out swift and lethal beheadings.
被定罪的罪犯面对断头台，这是一种以执行迅速和致命斩首效率著称的设备。
02
a procedural measure that imposes a strict time limit on the debate of specific sections of a bill
例子
Parliament applied the guillotine to ensure the bill passed on schedule.
The committee used a guillotine to limit discussion on contentious clauses.
to guillotine
01
用断头台处决
to execute someone by decapitation using a device designed for swift and efficient beheading
例子
They guillotine traitors in public.
他们公开处决叛徒。
The revolutionaries guillotine enemies.
革命者用断头台处决敌人。
