exe·cu·tion/ˌeksɪˈkjuːʃn; NAmEˌeksɪˈkjuːʃn/noun1[uncountable , countable ]the act of killing sb, especially as a legal punishment 处决◆He faced execution by hanging for murder.他因谋杀罪要以绞刑处死。◆Over 200 executions were carried out last year.去年执行了 200 多起死刑。2[uncountable ]( formal) the act of doing a piece of work, performing a duty, or putting a plan into action 实行；执行；实施◆He had failed in the execution of his duty.他未能履行职责。◆The idea was good, but the execution was poor.这个主意倒不错，可实施情况不理想。3[uncountable ]( formal) skill in performing or making sth, such as a piece of music or work of art 表演；（乐曲的）演奏；（艺术品的）制作◆Her execution of the piano piece was perfect.她把那段钢琴曲演奏得非常完美。4[uncountable ]( law 律) the act of following the instructions in a legal document, especially those in sb's will（尤指遗嘱的）执行IDIOMsee
1[countable, uncountable] when someone is killed, especially as a legal punishment: a public execution The two men face execution (=they will be killed as a punishment). Torture and summary execution (=execution without a trial or any legal process) are common. He was granted a stay of execution (=delay in carrying out an execution).2[uncountable] formal a process in which you do something that has been carefully plannedSYN implementationexecution of the formulation and execution of urban policy3[uncountable] law the process of making sure that the instructions in a legal document are followed: the execution of a will4[uncountable] formal the performance of a difficult action or movement5[uncountable] formal the process of producing something such as a painting, film, book etc, or the way it is produced: art that is unusual in design and execution6[countable, uncountable] technical when you make a computer program work, or a command (=instruction) happenCOLLOCATIONSverbscarry out an execution· The order to carry out his execution was sent to the prison.hold an execution (=carry one out)· The executions will be held later today.face execution (=be due to be killed)· He is facing execution after being found guilty of murdering three women.await execution (=wait to be killed)· The convicted men were moved to Virginia Penitentiary to await execution.an execution takes place (=it happens)· In Elizabethan times, the execution of traitors took place on Tower Hill.adjectivesa public execution (=in a public place. with people watching)· Bethea's hanging on August 14, 1936 was the last public execution in America.a mock execution (=one in which people pretend they are going to kill someone)· He had to endure torture and a mock execution.summary execution (=one that is done immediately, without a trial or any legal process)· Protestors face summary execution.a mass execution (=one in which many people are killed at the same time)· Eleven convicted murderers were hanged in what was the country's biggest ever mass execution.phrasesa stay of execution (=the official stopping or delay of an execution)· He was granted a stay of execution by the Supreme Court.
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