He is in prison awaiting execution. The quarterback's execution of the play was perfect. skillful execution of the dance steps
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English execucion, from Anglo-French, from Latin exsecution-, exsecutio, from exsequi to execute, from ex- + sequi to follow — more at sue
1killing sb as an official punishment處決ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXECUTION | EXECUTION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤public公開處決▸➤mass大規模處決▸➤judicial司法處決▸➤extrajudicial庭外處決➤federal, state (both especially NAmE) 聯邦罪犯處決;州罪犯處決◇a senator's request to suspend federal executions一名參議員要求延遲聯邦罪犯處決➤state-sponsored (especially NAmE) 由州提出的處決▸➤arbitrary, summary恣意處決;草率處決◇Human rights organizations have accused the army of summary executions.人權組織控告軍隊草菅人命。➤political政治處決▸➤mock模擬處決➤scheduled刑期已定的處決◇the hours before his scheduled execution預定對他行刑前的幾個小時➤imminent, impending即將處決➤juvenile (NAmE) 對未成年人的處決◇the Supreme Court decision to ban juvenile executions最高法院禁止對未成年人執行死刑的決定VERB + EXECUTION➤order下令處死◇The tribunal ordered the execution of 42 coup plotters.法庭下令處死 42 個政變策劃者。➤face面臨死刑◇If caught, the men could face execution.如果被捕,這些人可能被處決。➤await等待處決◇prisoners who are on death row awaiting execution等待處決的死刑犯➤suffer (formal) 遭處死◇She was taken prisoner and suffered eventual execution.她被捕入獄,最終被處決。➤escape逃過處決▸➤delay, postpone, stay, suspend推遲處決;暫停行刑;延緩行刑◇The US Supreme Court refused to stay the execution.美國最高法院拒絕延緩行刑。➤halt, stop停止/中止執行死刑➤oversee監督行刑◇The army oversaw the trial and execution of the king.軍隊監督了對國王的審訊和處決。➤carry out執行處決◇Executions were carried out in the prison yard.死刑在監獄院子裏執行了。➤attend, watch, witness出席/觀看/目睹死刑執行EXECUTION + VERB➤go ahead, take place執行死刑◇A bell was tolled when executions took place.執行死刑時會鳴鐘。PREPOSITION➤execution by以⋯方式處死◇execution by hanging處以絞刑PHRASES➤a stay of execution緩期執行死刑◇The judge had granted a stay of execution.法官已准予緩期執行死刑。execution
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2carrying out a plan/order執行計劃或命令ADJECTIVE | VERB + EXECUTION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤effective, successful有效的/成功的執行◇the successful execution of the plan計劃的成功執行➤proper恰當的執行◇proper execution of the exercise訓練的恰當完成➤flawless, good, perfect, precise無瑕的/良好的/完美的/精確的執行◇great ideas and flawless execution偉大的想法與完美的執行➤poor執行得不好◇the poor execution of the film拍得很差勁的電影VERB + EXECUTION➤delay, stay (law法律) , suspend (law法律) 延期執行;暫停執行◇The court has discretion to stay or suspend execution of the order. (BrE) 法庭可以酌情決定暫時終止或延緩執行命令。PHRASES➤the execution of your duty履行職責◇She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duties.她被指控妨礙警察執行任務。