guillotine
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++guil·lo·tine1 /ˈɡɪlətiːn/ noun [countable] 1. SCa piece of equipment used to cut off the heads of criminals, especially in France in the past 〔尤指法国旧时使用的〕断头台2. TCN British English a piece of equipment used to cut large sheets of paper 切纸机，裁切机3 British EnglishPGP the setting of a time limit on a discussion in the British Parliament 〔英国议会〕规定辩论的时限 Opposition leaders accused the government of introducing a guillotine motion to stifle debate. 反对党领袖指责政府推行规定辩论时限的动议来压制辩论。
Examples from the Corpus
guillotine• Its words function like a guillotine.• In fact, they wanted an even more severe limitation on politicians, but Willie Brown had the only guillotine.• Provincial guillotines and scaffolds were dismantled and those not exhibited in museums were broken up and scrapped.• Only five clauses of the Football Spectators Bill had been considered before the guillotine was introduced.• Feeley looked like a man being led to the guillotine.• Where the guillotine improved on the Halifax design was the inbuilt facility to position the victim accurately and quickly in the machine.guillotine2 verb [transitive] 1. SCLto cut off someone’s head using a guillotine 用断头台处死2. British EnglishPGP to limit the period of time allowed for the discussion of a possible new law in the British Parliament 〔英国议会〕限制〔辩论时间〕→ See Verb tableOrigin guillotine1 (1700-1800) French from Joseph Guillotin (1738-1814), French doctor who invented itguil·lo·tine1 nounguillotine2 verbChineseSyllable
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guillotine
guil‧lo‧tine1 /ˈɡɪlətiːn/ 
noun [countable]
2. British English a piece of equipment used to cut large sheets of paper
3. British English the setting of a time limit on a discussion in the British Parliament:
Opposition leaders accused the government of introducing a guillotine motion to stifle debate.
guillotine2 verb [transitive]
1. to cut off someone’s head using a guillotine
2. British English to limit the period of time allowed for the discussion of a possible new law in the British Parliament
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noun [countable] Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: from Joseph Guillotin (1738-1814), French doctor who invented it
1. a piece of equipment used to cut off the heads of criminals, especially in France in the pastLanguage: French
Origin: from Joseph Guillotin (1738-1814), French doctor who invented it
2. British English a piece of equipment used to cut large sheets of paper
3. British English the setting of a time limit on a discussion in the British Parliament:
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verb [transitive]1. to cut off someone’s head using a guillotine
2. British English to limit the period of time allowed for the discussion of a possible new law in the British Parliament