punishment

柯林斯詞典

1. N-UNCOUNT Punishment is the act of punishing someone or of being punished. 懲罰
...a group that campaigns against the physical punishment of children. …一個發(fā)起運動反對體罰兒童的組織。
2. N-VAR A punishment is a particular way of punishing someone. 處罰方式
The government is proposing tougher punishments for officials convicted of corruption. 該政府正在提議對被判貪污罪的官員予以更嚴厲的處罰。
3. N-UNCOUNT You can use punishment to refer to severe physical treatment of any kind. 虐待; 糟蹋
Don't expect these boots to take the punishment that gardening will give them. 別指望這樣的靴子能經(jīng)得起園藝活兒的糟蹋。
4. →see also capital punishment , corporal punishment

He advocates the return of capital punishment.
I hope they get the punishment they deserve .
We thought the punishment was rather harsh for such a minor offence .
The severity of the punishment should match the seriousness of the crime .
Obviously what she did was wrong , but I don't think it warranted quite such severe punishment.