| 单词 | punish |
| 释义 | punish (pʌnɪʃ ) Word forms: punishes , punishing , punished 1. verb B1 To punish someone means to make them suffer in some way because they have done something wrong. I don't believe that George ever had to punish the children. [VERB noun] According to present law, the authorities can only punish smugglers with small fines. [VERB noun] Don't punish your child for being honest. [VERB noun + for] Synonyms: discipline, correct, castigate, chastise 2. verb B1+ To punish a crime means to punish anyone who commits that crime. The government voted to punish corruption in sport with up to four years in jail. [VERB noun] Such behaviour is unacceptable and will be punished. [VERB noun] Collocations: punish severely Without wishing to sound like a broken record, this nonsense must be tracked down and punished severely. Times, Sunday Times He's so bad even his own henchmen are scared of him - if they bring him the wrong sandwich they are punished severely. The Sun They should be ignored by the media but punished severely for their actions. The Sun Punishments are reserved to the legal authorities and false accusations are to be punished severely. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The living were not allowed to watch the dead; those who broke this rule would be punished severely. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Political folklore suggests that voters punish parties for holding unnecessary by-elections. Times, Sunday Times Failure matters electorally more than success, as voters punish incompetence and pocket competence. Times, Sunday Times The normal political rules, whereby voters punish politicians who go back on their word, would not apply. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 惩罚 Japanese: 罰する |
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