guillotine
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/ˈɡɪlətiːn/
🇬🇧
/ˈɡɪlətiːn/
noun
R
A device used for beheading people, with a sharp blade that drops quickly.
During the French Revolution, many people faced the guillotine.
在法国大革命期间，许多人面临断头台。
R
A tool with a long blade for cutting paper or metal sheets.
The office uses a guillotine to cut stacks of paper neatly.
办公室使用断头台整齐地切割纸张堆。
R
A rule in a legislative body to limit the time for debate on a topic.
The leader decided to use a guillotine to end the endless debate.
领导决定使用断头台来结束无休止的辩论。
verb
R
To execute someone by cutting off their head with a guillotine.
Many people were guillotined during the French Revolution.
法国大革命期间，许多人被断头台处决。
R
To cut paper using a guillotine.
She guillotined the stack of papers for the meeting.
她为会议断头台式地切割了纸张堆。
R
To limit the time for discussion of a new law in Parliament.
The bill was guillotined to prevent further delays.
该法案被断头台式地处理以防止进一步的延误。
translation
断头台, 裁切机, 议事截止规则
用断头台处决, 裁切, 限制议会辩论时间
词形变化
3rd Present
guillotines
Past
guillotined
Perfect
guillotined
Progressive
guillotining
Plural
guillotines