euthanasia

英 [ˌjuːθəˈneɪziə]

美 [ˌjuːθəˈneɪʒə]

n.  安乐死

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Collins.1 / BNC.22014 / COCA.15511

牛津词典

noun

• 安乐死
  the practice (illegal in most countries) of killing without pain a person who is suffering from a disease that cannot be cured
  1. They argued in favour of legalizing voluntary euthanasia (= people being able to ask for euthanasia themselves) .
     他们据理力争让自愿安乐死合法化。

柯林斯词典

• 安乐死
  Euthanasiais the practice of killing someone who is very ill and will never get better in order to end their suffering, usually done at their request or with their consent.

英英释义

noun

• the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
  Synonym:mercy killing

双语例句

• Euthanasia is illegal in most countries.
  安乐死在大多数国家是非法的。
• Life should be respected when we argue about the controversy topic with abortion and euthanasia in different standpoints.
  针对堕胎或安乐死等具有争议性的话题，不论持有何种态度，首先应该尊重生命本身。
• Do you think legal euthanasia is feasible in Hong Kong?
  你认为安乐死可以在香港合法化吗？
• They call it mercy killing. Should euthanasia is made legal?
  他们称之为安乐死。是否应将安乐死合法化？
• He worried this might constitute a form of euthanasia.
  他担心这可能变成了安乐死的一种形式。
• Euthanasia is helpful to relieve pain under the right circumstances.
  在适当的情况下安乐死对减轻痛苦是有帮助的。
• Euthanasia can really relieve the pain of dying patients.
  安乐死的确能解除临终病人的痛苦。
• Should euthanasia is made legal?
  是否应将安乐死合法化？
• Moreover, for many countries, euthanasia is still a legal problem.
  而且，对许多国家来说，安乐死仍然是一个法律上的难题。
• Euthanasia let people die with dignity.
  安乐死让人有机会有尊严地去世。