decapitation
noun /dɪˌkæpɪˈteɪʃn/
/dɪˌkæpɪˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- the action of cutting off somebody's head; the fact of somebody's head being cut off
斩首：切断某人的头部的动作；斩首某人 - The child narrowly escaped decapitation by the propellers.
这孩子险些被螺旋桨砍头。
- The child narrowly escaped decapitation by the propellers.