behead
verb /bɪˈhed/
/bɪˈhed/
[usually passive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they behead | /bɪˈhed/ /bɪˈhed/ |
| he / she / it beheads | /bɪˈhedz/ /bɪˈhedz/ |
| past simple beheaded | /bɪˈhedɪd/ /bɪˈhedɪd/ |
| past participle beheaded | /bɪˈhedɪd/ /bɪˈhedɪd/ |
| -ing form beheading | /bɪˈhedɪŋ/ /bɪˈhedɪŋ/ |
- behead somebody to cut off somebody’s head, especially as a punishment
斩首（尤指刑罚） - He was charged with treason and beheaded.
他被指控叛国并被斩首。
词源Old English behēafdian; from be- ‘off’ (expressing removal) + hēafod, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoofd and German Haupt. - He was charged with treason and beheaded.