guillotining是什么意思？

guillotining

英[ɡɪlə'ti:nɪŋ] 美[ɡɪlə'tinɪŋ]

• v. 在断头台上处死( guillotine的现在分词 )；

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  断头台（尤见于旧时法国）
  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.
  例句
  One after the other Danton, Robespierre and the rest went to the guillotine. 丹东、罗伯斯比尔以及其他人被逐一送上了断头台。
• VERB
  把…送上断头台
  If someone is guillotined, they are killed with a guillotine.
  例句
  After Marie Antoinette was guillotined, her lips moved in an attempt to speak. 玛丽·安托瓦内特被送上断头台处决后，她的嘴唇动了动，想开口说话。
• N-COUNT
  切纸机
  A guillotine is a device used for cutting paper.