火刑 meaning in English
execution by burning
stake
Examples
- He is going to scalp me or burn me at the stake .
他要剥掉我的头皮或是在火刑柱上烧我。 - He was executed with fire .
他被处以火刑。 - You would certainly have been burned, had you lived a few centuries ago .
你要是活在几世纪以前，一定会被用火刑烧死的。 - She would be saved from burning only to be condemned to perpetual imprisonment .
她被免于火刑后得到的只是终生监禁的判决。 - He promised to burn me at the stake as soon as his braves returned from the warpath .
他答应我只要他的勇士们作战一回来，他就在火刑柱上烧我。