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词汇 decapitation
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Definition of decapitation in English:

decapitation

noun ˌdiːkapɪˈteɪʃ(ə)ndɪkapɪˈteɪʃ(ə)ndəˌkæpəˈteɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • 1The action of cutting off the head of a person or animal.

    England's last public decapitation
    shocking scenes of decapitation and murder
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The footage seemed irresistible to television, which kept replaying it, although not the grisly decapitation.
    • Animals were killed by decapitation and destruction of the brain and spinal cord.
    • France had various experiments with monarchy, even after the decapitation of Louis XVI.
    • Male initiation rites among the Asmat no longer involve decapitation.
    • Aid workers would be flowing into the area right now if they didn't fear decapitation.
    • Hunters must dispatch snakes with a shot or knife blow to the head - decapitation is not recommended by animal welfare groups.
    • He is serving a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder and decapitation of his victim.
    • The big fear in Canada, following a particularly gruesome incident, is random decapitations on intercity buses.
    • His brutal decapitation raises similar issues that this article addresses, issues that we hoped to never have to reconsider.
    • Police at the scene of the accident said the woman was lucky to avoid decapitation.
    1. 1.1 An attempt to undermine a group or organization by removing its leaders.
      as modifier the decapitation strategy had failed almost completely
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Every briefing included satellite pictures showing precision attacks on targets selected for decapitation strikes.
      • Officials don't want a decapitation of the regime that would leave no counter-party for negotiation.
      • The war began in March with US forces launching a "decapitation attack" aimed at the country's president.
      • The outcome of this special operation is called a coup d' etat or a political decapitation.
      • Stalin had determined on the decapitation of the nations he had conquered.
      • The end result was the further coercion, co-option and decapitation of the movement.
      • In contrast, a country susceptible of being a target for political decapitation will try to protect itself.
      • Among the early missile strikes two days later was an apparent attempt at decapitation of the enemy leadership.
      • The invasion was seen as a decapitation exercise.
      • The decapitation attempt succeeded in causing panic among top officials and in spreading a belief that many of them had been killed.

Definition of decapitation in US English:

decapitation

noundəˌkæpəˈteɪʃ(ə)ndəˌkapəˈtāSH(ə)n
  • 1The action of cutting off the head of a person or animal.

    England's last public decapitation
    shocking scenes of decapitation and murder
    Example sentencesExamples
    • France had various experiments with monarchy, even after the decapitation of Louis XVI.
    • The footage seemed irresistible to television, which kept replaying it, although not the grisly decapitation.
    • Hunters must dispatch snakes with a shot or knife blow to the head - decapitation is not recommended by animal welfare groups.
    • Male initiation rites among the Asmat no longer involve decapitation.
    • Animals were killed by decapitation and destruction of the brain and spinal cord.
    • Aid workers would be flowing into the area right now if they didn't fear decapitation.
    • His brutal decapitation raises similar issues that this article addresses, issues that we hoped to never have to reconsider.
    • The big fear in Canada, following a particularly gruesome incident, is random decapitations on intercity buses.
    • He is serving a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder and decapitation of his victim.
    • Police at the scene of the accident said the woman was lucky to avoid decapitation.
    1. 1.1 An attempt to undermine a group or organization by removing its leaders.
      as modifier the decapitation strategy had failed almost completely
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The outcome of this special operation is called a coup d' etat or a political decapitation.
      • Stalin had determined on the decapitation of the nations he had conquered.
      • The end result was the further coercion, co-option and decapitation of the movement.
      • The invasion was seen as a decapitation exercise.
      • Every briefing included satellite pictures showing precision attacks on targets selected for decapitation strikes.
      • The decapitation attempt succeeded in causing panic among top officials and in spreading a belief that many of them had been killed.
      • In contrast, a country susceptible of being a target for political decapitation will try to protect itself.
      • Among the early missile strikes two days later was an apparent attempt at decapitation of the enemy leadership.
      • Officials don't want a decapitation of the regime that would leave no counter-party for negotiation.
      • The war began in March with US forces launching a "decapitation attack" aimed at the country's president.
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