decapitate
🇺🇸
/dɪˈkæpɪteɪt/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈkæpɪteɪt/
verb
R
to remove someone's head by cutting it off
The brutal executioner decapitated the prisoner with a single stroke of his sword.
残忍的刽子手用剑一击就斩首了囚犯。
R
to remove the leaders of a group or organization, causing it to lose power
The military operation aimed to decapitate the terrorist group by targeting its leaders.
这次军事行动的目标是通过打击其领导人来斩首恐怖组织。
translation
斩首, 斩首（指去除组织领导层使其失去权力）
词形变化
3rd Present
decapitates
Past
decapitated
Perfect
decapitated
Progressive
decapitating