beheading
/bɪˈhedɪŋ/ 25If someone is beheaded, their head is cut off, usually because they have been found guilty of a crime. 斩首
noun [具体名词]斩首；断头作用
At least one hostage was beheaded in that room.
至少有一名人质在那个房间被斩首。
verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 把……砍首（behead 的现在分词形式）
They're dreadfully fond of beheading people here; the great wonder is, that there's any one left alive!
这里的人太喜欢砍头了；很奇怪的是，居然还有人活着！
单词造句:
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- He was scheduled to be publicly executed last Friday, but his beheading was deferred. 他原定于上周五就要被公开处决，但他被斩首推迟执行了。
- On the first day of the conference there were eight murders across the bridge in juarez, including one beheading. 会议的第一天，在桥另一面的华雷斯城发生了8起谋杀案，其中有一起斩首案。