释义 |
guillotine /'gildthn; 'gihytin/ n 1 machine for beheading (criminals in France) with a heavy op ped from a height. kind of machine for _ _ during manufacture, trimming sheets of paper, etc. 切纸机。 3 (in Parliament) method of stopping obstruction of a bill (by excessive debate) by fixing times for taking votes. (国会中) 决定投票时间以防止 (籍过多辩论) 阻碍议案的措施 vt [VP6A] use the - on. 处以斩刑; 切 (纸); 规定 (议案之) 投票时间。 |