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be sent to the guillotine
guillotine 作名词指断头台；the guillotine 可泛指斩首刑罚。
The prisoners were sent to the guillotine.
囚犯们被送上了断头台。
限时终止辩论的程序
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限时终止辩论的程序
closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
The prisoners were sent to the guillotine.
囚犯们被送上了断头台。
此处指议会程序，不是断头台刑具。
带有切割刀片的装置或机器。
A device or machine with a cutting blade.
对特定法案部分辩论的强制终止
closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
一种执行工具,由两根垂直杆之间的加重刀片组成；用于斩首
instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people
The committee agreed to impose a guillotine on the final three clauses to keep the session on schedule.
委员会同意对最后三项条款实施限时终止辩论的程序，以便会议按计划进行。
The opposition accused the government of using a guillotine to silence criticism.
反对派指责政府利用限时终止辩论的程序来压制批评。
If the guillotine had not been used, the debate might have lasted all night.
如果没有使用限时终止辩论的程序，辩论可能会持续一整夜。
guillotine 作名词指断头台；the guillotine 可泛指斩首刑罚。
The prisoners were sent to the guillotine.
囚犯们被送上了断头台。
guillotine 也可作及物动词，后接被处决的人；被动语态也很常用。
The revolutionaries guillotined the king in 1793.
革命者于1793年用断头台斩首了国王。
在议会英语中，guillotine 还指限时结束辩论的程序。
The government imposed a guillotine on the debate.
政府对这场辩论实施了限时结束程序。
Not this
During the French Revolution, many people guillotined.
Use this
During the French Revolution, many people were guillotined.
guillotine 作动词是及物动词，表示“用断头台处死”；表示“许多人被处决”时需用被动语态 were guillotined，不能像不及物动词那样直接说 many people guillotined。
Not this
He was sent to guillotine.
Use this
He was sent to the guillotine.
表示“被送上断头台处死”这一处刑方式时，guillotine 前通常要用定冠词 the，构成 be sent to the guillotine；汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉 the。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
限时终止辩论的动议
The government has tabled a guillotine motion to end debate on the bill.
政府已提出一项限时终止辩论的动议，以结束对该法案的辩论。
限时辩论时间表
MPs rejected the guillotine timetable for the bill.
议员们否决了该法案的限时辩论时间表。
启用限时辩论程序
Ministers applied the guillotine to the rest of the bill.
部长们对该法案的其余部分启用了限时辩论程序。
强行终止辩论
The speaker guillotined the debate so that the bill could be voted on.
议长强行终止辩论，以便对该法案进行投票。
面临被终止（或取消）的危险
The entire research program is under the guillotine after the budget cut.
预算削减后，整个研究项目面临被终止的危险。
逃脱被免职（或被终止）的厄运
The committee narrowly escaped the guillotine when the chair withdrew the proposal.
委员会主席撤回了提案，委员会这才侥幸逃过被解散的命运。
Use guillotine naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：guillotine 的 guil 像 guilt（罪），tine 是尖齿；罪人被送上断头台。议会也用一刀切终止辩论。
语域：formal 常见场景：parliamentary debate、legislative procedure 在议会或立法程序语境中，guillotine 指限制法案辩论时长的程序，通常用于正式的议事规则讨论，日常口语中较少出现。
与 guillotine（/ˈɡɪləˌtin/）押韵的词有 teen、keen、green、machine，它们的元音和尾辅音均为 /iːn/（同音位）。注意拼写相近的 tine（/taɪn/）和 tin（/tɪn/）发音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.