punish
vt. 处罚, 惩罚, 严厉对待 vi. 惩罚
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教材释义与例句
惩罚；严厉对待；贪婪地吃喝
to make someone suffer because they have done something wrong or broken the law
Smacking is not an acceptable way of punishing a child.
要惩罚孩子，不应该用打的方式。
He promised to punish severely any officials found guilty of electoral fraud.
他承诺要严惩任何在选举中有欺诈行为的官员。
They deserve to be punished for putting passengers at risk.
他们置乘客于危险之中，理应受到惩罚。
I felt I was being punished for what my mother had done.
我觉得自己在为妈妈的所作所为接受惩罚。
释义与例句
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1.
To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).
惩罚
处罚
制裁
及物If a prince violates the law, then he must be punished like an ordinary person.
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To treat harshly and unfairly.
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To handle or beat severely; to maul.
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4.
To consume a large quantity of.
非正式 及物
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From Middle English punischen, from Anglo-Norman, Old French puniss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of punir, from Latin puniō (“to inflict punishment upon”), from poena (“punishment, penalty”); see pain. Displaced Old English wītnian and (mostly, in this sense) wrecan.
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