decapitate

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/dɪˈkap.ɪt.eɪt/

動詞

直訳 他動詞 比喩的用法

(transitive, literally) To remove the head of. / (transitive, figuratively) To oust or destroy the leadership or ruling body of (a government etc.).

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The executioner was ordered to decapitate the traitor at dawn.

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意味（1）

(transitive, literally) To remove the head of.

Employee #1 was in the center of the runway, working alone approximately 300 feet from the end that led to the plane loading area and hangars. A pilot flying an airplane, Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Model G-164 B, approached the airstrip from the opposite end and landed. As the pilot taxied the plane toward the hangar, the plane's propeller struck Employee #1 in the head and decapitated him.

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意味（2）

(transitive, figuratively) To oust or destroy the leadership or ruling body of (a government etc.).

decapitates （ present singular third-person ）

decapitating （ participle present ）

decapitated （ participle past ）

decapitated （ past ）