Word · Frequency #16628
guillotines
限时终止辩论的程序
guillotines is the plural of guillotine.
closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
此处指议会程序，不是断头台刑具。
- 1.
A device or machine with a cutting blade.
带有切割刀片的装置或机器。
- 2.
closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
对特定法案部分辩论的强制终止
- 3.
instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people
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
带有切割刀片的装置或机器。；对特定法案部分辩论的强制终止；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；断头台；截断机
In use
The committee agreed to impose a guillotine on the final three clauses to keep the session on schedule.
The opposition accused the government of using a guillotine to silence criticism.
If the guillotine had not been used, the debate might have lasted all night.
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。
guillotine sb
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。
impose a guillotine on sth
在议会英语中，guillotine 还指限时结束辩论的程序。
Connections
Collocations
- guillotine motion
- 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。
- guillotine timetable
- 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。
- apply the guillotine
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- guillotine a debate
- 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。
- under the guillotine
- 面临被终止（或取消）的危险The entire research program is under the guillotine after the budget cut.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.