hanging noun ⇨curtain (wall hangings)⇨execution (a public hanging)
curtain
noun
curtain ♦︎ blind ♦︎ drape ♦︎ screen ♦︎ shade ♦︎ hangingThese are all words for window coverings.这些词均表示窗帘。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to draw / close the curtains / blinds / drapes / shades◆to pull the curtains / drapes◆to open the curtains / blinds / drapes / shades◆to draw / draw back / pull back the curtains / drapes◆to pull up / down the blinds / shades■curtain [countable] a piece of fabric that is hung to cover a window; a piece of fabric that is hung up as a screen in a room or around a bed, for example; a piece of thick, heavy fabric that hangs in front of the stage in the theatre窗帘；（起隔断作用的）帘，幔；（舞台上的）帷幕◆It was ten in the morning but the curtains were still drawn(= closed).早上10点钟了，可窗帘还是闭着的。◆a pair of curtains一对窗帘◆a shower curtain浴帘◆The audience was waiting for the curtain to rise(= for the play to begin).观众在等待拉幕开演。◆There was tremendous applause when the curtain came down(= when the play ended).幕落时响起了经久不息的掌声。◆We left just before the final curtain.我们刚好在演出结束前离开。ⓘ In American English curtain is used especially to describe a very thin piece of fabric that you hang at a window and that stops people outside from being able to see inside; in British English these are called net curtains.在美式英语中，curtain尤指可挡住外面视线的薄纱网眼窗帘；在英式英语中这称为net curtain。■blind [countable] a covering for a window, especially one made of a roll of fabric that is fixed at the top of the window and can be pulled up and down窗帘；（尤指）卷帘◆Pull up the blinds and let some light in.把卷帘拉上去，进点儿光。ⓘ A venetian blind is a blind that has flat horizontal plastic or metal strips going across it that you can turn to let in as much light as you want. * venetian blind指百叶窗帘，可调整叶片控制光线强度。■drape (especially NAmE) (NAmE alsodrapery / /ˈdreɪpəri/ / ) [countable, usually plural] a long thick curtain（厚长的）帘子，帷帘，帷幕◆blue velvet drapes蓝色丝绒帷帘■screen [countable] (especially NAmE) a wire or plastic net that is held in a frame and fastened on a window, or a door, to let in air but keep out insects纱窗；纱门◆Do you have screens on your windows?你的窗户上有纱窗吗？◆screen windows / doors纱窗；纱门■shade ( ˈwindow shade) (both NAmE) a blind窗帘；（尤指）卷帘◆The sun peered through the shades in the hotel room.阳光透过卷帘照进酒店房间。■hanging [countable, usually plural] a large piece of fabric that is hung on a wall for decoration（装饰用的）墙幔，帷幔◆wall hangings挂在墙上的装饰织物 see also hang ⇨ decorate
execution
noun
execution ♦︎ the death penalty ♦︎ capital punishment ♦︎ hanging ♦︎ firing squad ♦︎ the electric chair ♦︎ the chair ♦︎ gallows ♦︎ scaffoldThese are all words for the act of killing a person as a legal punishment, or of ways of doing this.这些词均表示处决或处决方式。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a public / mass execution / hanging◆to attend / watch / witness an execution / a hanging◆to face execution / the death penalty / the firing squad / the electric chair / the chair◆to send sb to the electric chair / gallows / scaffold◆to abolish / bring back the death penalty / capital punishment / hanging / the electric chair■execution [uncountable, countable] the act of killing sb, especially as a legal punishment处决◆She faced execution by hanging for murder.她因谋杀要以绞刑处死。◆Over 200 executions were carried out last year.去年执行了200多起死刑。 see also execute ⇨ kill■the death penalty / /ˈdeθ penəlti/ / [singular] the punishment of being killed that is used in some countries for very serious crimes死刑；极刑◆She spent many years campaigning for the abolition of the death penalty.她多年来一直奔走努力，要求废除死刑。◆This is a crime which carries the death penalty.这种罪行要处死刑的。■ˌcapital ˈpunishment [uncountable] punishment by death死刑；极刑◆Public opinion was in favour of bringing back capital punishment.公众赞成重新启用死刑。NOTE辨析 The death penalty or capital punishment?Both these terms can be used when you are talking about the existence of this type of punishment in a country's legal system. If you are talking about a particular instance of punishment by death, you should use the death penalty.这两种表达皆可指一国司法体系中的死刑刑罚。但指某一具体死刑案例要用the death penalty◆He faces the death penalty for his crimes.他将因所犯下的罪行被处死。◆He faces capital punishment for his crimes.■hanging [uncountable, countable] the practice of killing sb as a punishment by putting a rope around their neck and hanging them from a high place; an occasion when this happens绞死；绞刑◆She was sentenced to death by hanging.她被判以绞刑处死。◆Attending public hangings was a popular pastime.过去观看公开执行绞刑是一种大众喜欢的消遣活动。■firing squad /ˈfaɪərɪŋ skwɒd; NAmEskwɑːd/ [countable + singular or plural verb, uncountable] a group of soldiers who are ordered to shoot and kill sb who is found guilty of a crime（枪决）行刑队◆She was executed by (a) firing squad.她被行刑队执行了枪决。■the eˌlectric ˈchair [singular](especially in the US) a chair in which criminals are killed by passing a powerful electric current through their bodies; the method of execution which uses this chair（尤指美国处决犯人的）电椅，电刑◆He was sent to the electric chair.他被送上电椅处决。◆They face death by the electric chair.他们要被电刑处死。■the chair [singular] (NAmE, informal) the electric chair电椅；电刑◆I can't sit here and see an innocent man get the chair.我不能袖手旁观一名无辜的人受电刑。■gallows /ˈgæləʊz; NAmEˈgæloʊz/ [countable] a structure on which criminals are killed by hanging绞刑架；绞台◆It was common to send a man to the gallows(= to send him to his death by hanging) for such crimes.在过去犯下这样的罪行通常要被送上绞刑架。■scaffold /ˈskæfəʊld; NAmEˈskæfoʊld/ [countable] a platform used when executing criminals by cutting off their heads or hanging them from a rope断头台；绞刑架◆He knew he was destined to die on the scaffold.他知道自己注定要被送上断头台。