guillotine
noun uk/ˈɡɪl.ə.tiːn/ us/ˈɡɪl.ə.tiːn/
(DEVICE)
[ C or S ]（法国发明的）断头台
a device, invented in France, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame, used in the past for killing criminals by cutting off their heads
King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette went to the guillotine (= were killed by the guillotine) during the French Revolution. 法国大革命期间，国王路易十六和玛丽‧安托瓦尼特被推上了断头台。
[ C ] UK切纸机;裁切机
a device with a long sharp blade that is used for cutting large quantities of paper
(LIMIT)
[ C ] politics UK specialized（英国议会对法律议案的）规定截止辩论的时限
a limit on the amount of discussion allowed about a particular law in Parliament, made by setting a fixed time before a final vote must be taken
guillotine
verb [ T ] uk/ˈɡɪl.ə.tiːn/ us/ˈɡɪl.ə.tiːn/
(KILL)
在断头台上处决，将…推上断头台处死
to cut someone's head off using a guillotine
During the French Revolution, thousands of people were guillotined. 法国大革命期间，数以千计的人命丧断头台。
(LIMIT)
politics UK specialized（英国议会对法律议案的）规定截止辩论的时限
to set a fixed time before a final vote must be taken on a particular law in Parliament
The bill was guillotined at the committee stage. 在委员会审议阶段，这项法案即遭限制。