Word · Frequency #20435
beheaded
斩首；砍头
beheaded is the past of behead.
to deliberately remove someone's head; to cut off someone's head
- 1.
To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.
故意砍掉某人的头；斩首。
故意砍掉某人的头；斩首。；斩首；砍头
In use
The executioner beheaded the prisoner with a single stroke.
In medieval times, traitors were often beheaded in public.
The king ordered his enemies to be beheaded without trial.
behead sb
直接接宾语，表示对某人执行斩首。
The executioner beheaded the traitor.
刽子手斩首了叛徒。
be sb beheaded
被动语态，强调被斩首者。
He was beheaded for his crimes.
他因罪行被斩首。
behead sb with sth
使用工具或方式完成斩首。
The warrior beheaded his enemy with a single stroke of his sword.
战士用一剑斩首了他的敌人。
Verb forms
base behead · third person beheads · -ing beheading · past beheaded · past participle beheaded
常规动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Common mistakes
He was behead in the execution.He was beheaded in the execution.
behead 是动词原形，被动语态需用过去分词 beheaded。
They beheaded his head.They beheaded him.
behead 已包含‘砍头’义，his head 多余；直接接人即可。
Connections
Collocations
- behead a prisoner
- 斩首囚犯
- The executioner prepared to behead the prisoner.刽子手准备将囚犯斩首。
- beheaded for treason
- 因叛国罪被斩首
- The rebel leader was beheaded for treason.叛军首领因叛国罪被斩首。
- condemned to be beheaded
- 被判处斩首
- He was condemned to be beheaded in the town square.他被判处在小镇广场斩首。
- public beheading
- 公开斩首
- Public beheading was outlawed in the late 19th century.公开斩首在19世纪末被取缔。
- ritual beheading
- 仪式性砍头
- Some ancient texts describe the ritual beheading of defeated kings.一些古代文献描述了战败国王被仪式性砍头的情形。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：behead 里藏着 head（头），be- 像“被”去掉，头被去掉就是斩首。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：历史叙述、新闻报道、法律/死刑记录 behead 本身不带明显口语色彩，多用于新闻报道、历史叙述等书面语境；日常口语中较少单独使用，更常说 cut off someone's head。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in /ɛd/ rhyme with behead /bɪˈhɛd/: head /hɛd/, ahead /əˈhɛd/, bread /brɛd/, dead /dɛd/. Caution: health /hɛlθ/ and heavy /ˈhɛvi/ look similar because they start with hea-, but they sound different and do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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