punishment
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Punishment is the act of punishing someone or of being punished. 惩罚
...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. N-VAR A punishment is a particular way of punishing someone. 处罚方式
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。
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. 别指望这样的靴子能经得起园艺活儿的糟蹋。
4. →see also capital punishment , corporal punishment
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punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ (punishments)
剑桥词典
- 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.
punishment noun (CRIME)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]the act of punishing someone
惩罚,处罚;受罚
Many people think that the death penalty is too severe a punishment for any crime . 许多人认为无论对什么罪行来说,死刑都过于严厉了。
formal It was always our father who administered /meted out punishments. 予以/给予惩罚的人一直是我们的父亲。
Drink-driving is one case in which severe punishment seems to work as a deterrent . 酒后驾车是严惩似乎能起威慑作用的一个例子。
例句
punishment noun (BAD TREATMENT)
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]rough treatment
粗暴的对待,糟蹋,折磨
These trucks are designed to take a lot of punishment. 这些卡车设计得很耐用。 返回 punishment