"behead" in Chinese (Simplified)
斬首
Definition
用剑或其它锋利工具切下某人的头。这个词常见于历史或暴力情境。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“behead” 语气正式，多用于历史、法律或者暴力场合，比如描述处决。日常对话很少用这个词。
Examples
The king ordered them to behead the prisoner.
国王下令**斩首**囚犯。
In the old days, criminals were sometimes beheaded as punishment.
过去，有时罪犯会被**斩首**作为惩罚。
They threatened to behead anyone who tried to escape.
他们威胁说任何试图逃跑的人都会被**斩首**。
It’s rare to see punishments like beheading in modern times.
现代很少见到像**斩首**这样的惩罚。
The story says the monster would behead anyone who entered its cave.
传说那只怪物会**斩首**任何进入它洞穴的人。
He wrote a novel about a queen who was beheaded for treason.
他写了一本关于一个因叛国罪被**斩首**的女王的小说。