punish
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T To punish someone means to make them suffer in some way because they have done something wrong. 懲罰
I don't believe that George ever had to punish the children. 我不相信喬治曾不得不懲罰這些孩子。
According to present law, the authorities can only punish smugglers with small fines. 根據(jù)現(xiàn)行法律，當(dāng)局只能對走私者處以小額罰款。
2. V-T To punish a crime means to punish anyone who commits that crime. 懲處
...federal laws to punish crimes such as murder and assault. …懲處諸如謀殺和強(qiáng)奸等罪的聯(lián)邦法律。
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punish /?p?n??/ (punishing,punished,punishes)
劍橋詞典
- Even minor infringements of the law will be severely punished.
- Instead of simply punishing them, the system encourages offenders to modify their behaviour .
- He said that when he was a boy , his father used to take a stick to him to punish him.
- They were punished by being made to stand out in the cold .
- She was punished for smoking on school premises .
punish verb [T] (CRIME)
to cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer , by hurting them, forcing them to pay money , sending them to prison , etc.懲罰
Those responsible for these crimes must be brought to court and punished. 那些應(yīng)對這些犯罪行為負(fù)責(zé)的人必須被送上法庭接受懲罰。
He punished the class by giving them extra work . 他給這班學(xué)生多留了些作業(yè)作為對他們的懲罰。
The oil company was found guilty on ten counts of pollution , and was punished with a $250 million fine . 這家石油公司被判犯有10項(xiàng)污染環(huán)境的罪狀，被罰款2.5億美元。
也見 punitive
to punish anyone who commits a particular crime
懲處（犯罪行為）
Drunken driving can be punished with a prison sentence . 酒后駕車可被處以監(jiān)禁。
例句
punish verb [T] (TREAT BADLY)
to use or treat something badly , violently , or without care
粗暴對待，傷害
He really punishes that horse of his. 他確實(shí)粗暴對待自己的馬。 返回 punish