electrocution
noun /ɪˌlektrəˈkjuːʃn/
/ɪˌlektrəˈkjuːʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- the fact of somebody being injured or killed when electricity passes through their body
使触电受伤(或死亡);用电刑处死 - Six people were drowned; five died from electrocution.
六人淹死,五人触电身亡。 - He was sentenced to death by electrocution.
他被判电刑处死。
- Six people were drowned; five died from electrocution.