guillotine

断头台

The guillotine became a symbol of the French Revolution.

断头台成了法国大革命的象征。

裁纸机、切纸刀英式

She trimmed the photographs neatly with an office guillotine.

她用办公室的裁纸机把照片裁得整整齐齐。

限时表决、辩论终结英式；政治

The government used a guillotine to end debate on the bill.

政府动用限时表决，结束了该法案的辩论。

用断头台处死、斩首常用被动

Hundreds of prisoners were guillotined during those violent months.

在那几个月的动乱中，数百名囚犯被送上断头台处死。

限时表决、强行终结辩论英式；政治

The debate was guillotined after only three hours.

辩论仅进行三小时就被强行终结。