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electric chair

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++eˌlectric ˈchair noun [countable usually singular]  SCLa chair in which criminals are killed using electricity, especially in the US, in order to punish them for murder 〔尤指美国处决谋杀犯用的〕电椅;电刑 He faces death by the electric chair in a Florida state prison. 他在佛罗里达州监狱面临电刑处决。
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electric chairTop Florida court OKs electric chair use Tallahassee, Fla.The display does include, however, the electric chair that killed Ruth Snyder in 1927.If two people push together, only the computer knows which one killed the man in the electric chair.The judge rejected the recommendation and sentenced Flowers to the electric chair.A world-wide protest movement tried to prevent their execution, but they eventually went to the electric chair in 1927.The electric chair for those with spelling mistakes.
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electric chair
eˌlectric ˈchair noun [countable usually singular]
a chair in which criminals are killed using electricity, especially in the US, in order to punish them for murder:
    He faces death by the electric chair in a Florida state prison.


electric chairBrE /ɪˌlektrɪk ˈtʃeə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˌlektrɪk ˈtʃer/ 🔊 (usually the electric chair) (also informal the chair) noun [singular] (especially in the US) a chair in which criminals are killed by passing a powerful electric current through their bodies; the method of execution which uses this chair (尤指美国处决犯人的)电椅,电刑He was sent to the electric chair. 他被送上电椅处决。🔊🔊They face death by the electric chair. 他们面临着被电刑处死。🔊🔊