1N-COUNT [oft byNOUN]断头台(尤见于旧时法国) A guillotine is a device used to execute people, especially in France in the past. A sharp blade was raised up on a frame and dropped onto the person's neck. 断头台(尤见于旧时法国)
One after the other Danton, Robespierre and the rest went to the guillotine.
丹东、罗伯斯比尔以及其他人被逐一送上了断头台。
2VERB [usually passive]把…送上断头台 If someone is guillotined, they are killed with a guillotine. 把…送上断头台
After Marie Antoinette was guillotined, her lips moved in an attempt to speak. [beVERB-ed]
玛丽·安托瓦内特被送上断头台处决后,她的嘴唇动了动,想开口说话。
3N-COUNT 切纸机 A guillotine is a device used for cutting paper. 切纸机