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electrocuted

/ih-lek-truh-kyoot/US // ɪˈlɛk trəˌkyut //UK // (ɪˈlɛktrəˌkjuːt) //

触电身亡,触电,被电死的,被电死

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    e·lec·tro·cut·ed, e·lec·tro·cut·ing.

    • : to kill by electricity.
    • : to execute by electricity, as in an electric chair.

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Examples

  • Some died when trees fell on them, others were electrocuted by downed wires, and yet others were trapped inside buildings that collapsed.

  • His father, who worked in a box factory, was fixing a fan one day at home and got electrocuted.

  • But according to their assessment, the victim had already died after being electrocuted by the high-voltage fence.

  • At Gabal Ahmar, the young inmates had been viciously beaten or electrocuted using Taser-style devices, according to Bilal.

  • Some perished as they tried to evacuate at the last minute; others were found days later, drowned or electrocuted in their homes.

  • Ahmad claims that four plainclothes officers cuffed him to a chair, jammed open his mouth, and electrocuted his gums.

  • Had the power current not been cut off, I think The Brain would somehow have electrocuted me on the spot.

  • A verbal confession to save himself from being electrocuted was one thing, to put it in black and white was quite another.

  • "Electrocuted by his own machine rather than face disgrace and disbarment," cut in Craig.

  • "Made me feel as if I was bracing up a chap that was going to be electrocuted," he thought, feeling sickish again.

  • He had little doubt but that Smaltz was dead—electrocuted—roasted.