use the guillotine 使用断头台
fall under the guillotine 被处决
political guillotines 政治断头台
symbol of guillotine 断头台象征
history of guillotines 断头台历史
1. The museum displays old guillotines from the revolution. 博物馆展出了革命时期的旧断头台。
2. Guillotines were once used in public executions. 断头台曾被用于公开处决。
3. Historians study how guillotines changed legal punishment. 历史学家研究断头台如何改变法律惩罚方式。
4. The word “guillotines” often appears in historical texts. “guillotines”这个词常出现在历史文献中。
A: Have you read about guillotines in history class?
A：你在历史课上学过断头台吗？
B: Yes, guillotines were used during the French Revolution.
B：是的，断头台曾在法国大革命时期使用。
1) 历史上用于处决的机械装置
2) 法国大革命时期的象征性工具
3) 比喻快速终止或切断某事
1. 断头台（复数）
e.g. The museum shows several guillotines. 博物馆展示了几台断头台。
2. （比喻）迅速终止的手段
e.g. Budget cuts acted like guillotines on programs. 预算削减像断头台一样终止了项目。
noun
1. plural of guillotine; a machine used for execution by beheading, especially associated with historical contexts such as the French Revolution.
Synonym: execution devices, beheading machines