execute

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ex·e·cute /ˈeksəkjuːt/ ●○○ verb [transitive]  1  kill SB 杀死某人SCCKILL to kill someone, especially legally as a punishment 〔尤指依法〕将…处死execute somebody for something Thousands have been executed for political crimes. 数以千计的人因政治罪而被处死了。 13 people were summarily executed (=killed without any trial or legal process) by the guerrillas. 有13人被游击队员就地处决。► see thesaurus at kill2  do STH 做某事 formalDO to do something that has been carefully planned 实行；执行 SYN implement The job involves drawing up and executing a plan of nursing care. 这项工作包括拟订和实施一个护理计划。3  perform an action 做动作 formalDO to perform a difficult action or movement 完成，表演〔高难度动作〕beautifully/skilfully/poorly etc executed The skaters’ routine was perfectly executed. 滑冰选手把整套动作完成得非常出色。4. computer 计算机 technical if a computer executes a program or command (=instruction), it makes the program or command happen or work 执行〔计算机程序或指令〕5. legal document 法律文件 lawSCLMX to make sure that the instructions in a legal document are followed 执行〔法律文件〕6  produce STH 制作某物 formalAVP to produce a painting, book, film etc 创作〔绘画、文字、电影作品等〕 a boldly executed story 大胆创作的故事→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

execute• According to police sources, many of the dead were civilians who had been tortured before being executed.• Hundreds of officers were arrested, tortured and executed.• The goal of landing people on Mars will not be an easy one to execute.• The show's dance routines were well executed.• The two young men spent 6 months in jail waiting to be executed.• Making it happen means involving the hearts and minds of those who have to execute and deliver.• This is a backward and cruel society, in which people are executed for homosexuality and adultery.• California has executed four San Quentin inmates since the death penalty was reinstated in 1978, the last two by lethal injection.• No federal prisoner has been executed in 37 years.• King Charles I was executed on 30th January 1649.• In any event, surveying becomes a much more complicated business and much more difficult to execute satisfactorily.• This program automatically executes the commands once a day.• Franklin is in charge of executing the company's reorganization plan.• The school board, stymied, asked the federal court for an exemption from contempt proceedings for not executing the court order.• We will not be able to execute the programs without more funding.• Brock's attorney has yet to execute the will.• The directors make the decisions, but it's the managers who have to execute them.summarily executed• In fact he was summarily executed.beautifully/skilfully/poorly etc executed• Their spree of corporate takeovers is, for the most part, wildly ill-advised and poorly executed.• There were hardly any well known names; the recently purchased Simon Vouet is very poorly executed.• Balto G A beautifully executed, edge-of-your-seat exciting animated adventure.• They were just movies that didn't come together - poorly executed, I guess.• There is an occasional poorly executed sketch of a tiny organism or of a bone and muscle structure.From Longman Business Dictionaryexecuteex‧e‧cute /ˈeksəkjuːt/ verb [transitive]1to do what is written in a contract, plan etcThe directors make the decisions but the managers have to execute them.UK companies with a proven management ability to execute a business plan2COMPUTING when a computer executes a program or command (=instruction), it makes the program or command workTo make it easier, you can create a shell script to execute the program and invoke that. —execution noun [uncountable]the solicitor’s execution of the will→ See Verb tableOrigin execute (1300-1400) French exécuter, from Latin exsecutus, past participle of exsequi “to execute”, from sequi “to follow”

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ex‧e‧cute /ˈeksəkjuːt, ˈeksɪkjuːt/ verb [transitive]1.  KILL SOMEBODY to kill someone, especially legally as a punishment
    execute somebody for something
    Thousands have been executed for political crimes.
    13 people were summarily executed (=killed without any trial or legal process) by the guerrillas.
2.  DO SOMETHING formal to do something that has been carefully planned
   SYN  implement:
    The job involves drawing up and executing a plan of nursing care.
3.  PERFORM AN ACTION formal to perform a difficult action or movement
    beautifully/skilfully/poorly etc executed
    The skaters’ routine was perfectly executed.
4.  COMPUTER technical if a computer executes a program or command (=instruction), it makes the program or command happen or work
5.  LEGAL DOCUMENT law to make sure that the instructions in a legal document are followed
6.  PRODUCE SOMETHING formal to produce a painting, book, film etc:
    a boldly executed story
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ kill to make someone die: The driver and his passenger were killed in the crash. | He was killed by rival gang members.
   ▪ murder to deliberately kill someone – used when talking about this as a crime: He was convicted of murdering his wife.
   ▪ commit manslaughter to kill someone without intending to – used when talking about this as a crime: The court ruled that the guard had committed manslaughter.
   ▪ assassinate to deliberately kill an important person, especially a politician: He was part of a plot to assassinate Hitler.
   ▪ slay to kill someone or something in a violent way – used in newspaper reports and also in old stories: Two teenagers were slain in the shootings. | St. George slew the dragon. | The king was slain at the battle of Hastings.
   ▪ execute formal (also put somebody to death) to kill someone as a punishment for a crime: McVeigh, who killed 168 people in a bombing attack, was executed by lethal injection.
   ▪ eliminate to kill someone in order to prevent them from causing trouble: a ruthless dictator who eliminated all his rivals
   ▪ take somebody out informal to kill someone in order to get rid of them, especially an enemy or someone who is causing trouble for you: US forces used air strikes to take out the enemy positions. | One of the other drug dealers may have decided to take him out.
   ▪ bump somebody off humorous informal to kill someone: He was so irritating I felt like bumping him off myself.
   ▪ do away with somebody informal to kill someone: The settlers in Jamestown had been done away with, but no one knew how.

exe·cuteBrE /ˈeksɪkjuːt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈeksɪkjuːt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they execute BrE /ˈeksɪkjuːt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈeksɪkjuːt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it executes BrE /ˈeksɪkjuːts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈeksɪkjuːts/ 🔊past simple executed BrE /ˈeksɪkjuːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈeksɪkjuːtɪd/ 🔊past participle executed BrE /ˈeksɪkjuːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈeksɪkjuːtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form executing BrE /ˈeksɪkjuːtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈeksɪkjuːtɪŋ/ 🔊 [usually passive] ~ sb (for sth) to kill sb, especially as a legal punishment （尤指依法）处决，处死◆He was executed for treason. 他因叛国罪被处死。🔊🔊◆The prisoners were executed by firing squad. 这些犯人已由行刑队枪决。🔊🔊

alert, assassinate, attack, campaign, execute, extremist, hijack, hostage, kidnap, terrorism

~ sth (formal) to do a piece of work, perform a duty, put a plan into action, etc. 实行；执行；实施◆They drew up and executed a plan to reduce fuel consumption. 他们制订并实施了一项降低燃料消耗的计划。🔊🔊◆The crime was very cleverly executed. 这一犯罪活动实施得非常巧妙。🔊🔊◆Check that the computer has executed your commands. 检查一下计算机是否已执行指令。🔊🔊~ sth (formal) to successfully perform a skilful action or movement 成功地完成（技巧或动作）◆The pilot executed a perfect landing. 飞行员完成了一个非常娴熟的着陆动作。🔊🔊~ sth (formal) to make or produce a work of art 制作，做成（艺术品）◆Picasso also executed several landscapes at Horta de San Juan. 毕加索还在奥尔塔–德圣胡安画了几幅风景画。🔊🔊~ sth (law 法律) to follow the instructions in a legal document; to make a document legally valid 执行（法令）；使（法律文件）生效