punishment的意思

punishment

英 /'pʌnɪʃm(ə)nt/ 美 /'pʌnɪʃmənt/

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基本释义

  • n 惩罚;处罚

    Punishment is the act of punishing someone or of being punished.

例句

  1. ...a group that campaigns against the physical punishment of children.

    …一个发起运动反对体罚儿童的组织。

  2. The government is proposing tougher punishments for officials convicted of corruption.

    该政府正在提议对被判贪污罪的官员予以更严厉的处罚。

短语

  • capital punishment 死刑
  • severe punishment 严厉惩罚;从重处罚
  • rewards and punishment 奖惩
  • corporal punishment 体罚;肉刑
  • inflict punishment 处以刑罚

近义词

n [动]惩罚;严厉对待,虐待

同根词

adj punitive 惩罚性的;刑罚的、punishing 严厉的;打击沉重的;精疲力尽的、punishable 可罚的;该罚的、punitory 惩罚的;刑罚的
adv punitively 惩罚地;刑罚的
v punishing 惩罚;折磨(punish的ing形式)
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