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guillotine
['gɪl.ə.ti:n] noun
DEVICE 装置
countable or only singular
■a device, invented in France, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame which was used in the past for killing criminals by cutting off their heads （法国发明的）断头台•King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette went to the guillotine (= were killed by the guillotine) during the French Revolution.法国大革命期间，国王路易十六和玛丽‧安托瓦内特被推上了断头台。 ■ countable UK
■a device with a long sharp blade which is used for cutting large quantities of paper 切纸机；裁切机
['gɪl.ə.ti:n] noun
LIMIT 限制
countable UK specialized
■a limit on the amount of discussion allowed about a particular law in Parliament, which is made by setting a fixed time before a final vote must be taken （英国议会对法律议案的）规定截止辩论的时限
['gɪl.ə.ti:n] verb transitive
KILL 处死
■to cut someone's head off using a guillotine 在断头台上处决；将…推上断头台处死•During the French Revolution, thousands of people were guillotined.法国大革命期间，数以千计的人命丧断头台。
['gɪl.ə.ti:n] verb transitive
LIMIT 限制 UK specialized
■to set a fixed time before a final vote must be taken on a particular law in Parliament （英国议会对法律议案的）规定截止辩论的时限•The bill was guillotined at the committee stage.在委员会审议阶段，这项法案即遭限制。 |