guillotine
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A guillotine is a device used to execute people, especially in France in the past. A sharp blade was raised up on a frame and dropped onto the person's neck. 断头台[also 'by' N]
One after the other Danton, Robespierre and the rest went to the guillotine. 丹东，罗伯斯庇尔和其他人一个接一个地上了断头台。
2. V-T If someone is guillotined, they are killed with a guillotine. 在断头台处死[usu passive]
After Marie Antoinette was guillotined, her lips moved in an attempt to speak. 玛丽·安托瓦内特在断头台被处死后，她的嘴唇动了动，试图要说话。
3. N-COUNT A guillotine is a device used for cutting paper. 切纸机
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guillotine /ˈɡɪləˌtiːn/ (guillotining,guillotined,guillotines)
剑桥词典
guillotine noun (DEVICE)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 单数名词 ]a device , invented in France, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame , used in the past for killing criminals by cutting off their heads
（法国发明的）断头台
King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette went to the guillotine (= were killed by the guillotine) during the French Revolution. 法国大革命期间，国王路易十六和玛丽‧安托瓦尼特被推上了断头台。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] UK
a device with a long sharp blade that is used for cutting large quantities of paper
切纸机；裁切机
guillotine noun (LIMIT)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ] politics UK specializeda limit on the amount of discussion allowed about a particular law in Parliament, made by setting a fixed time before a final vote must be taken
（英国议会对法律议案的）规定截止辩论的时限 返回 guillotine