| 单词 | penal |
| 释义 | penal —penal /ˈpiː.nəl/ adjective UK (CAUSING DISADVANTAGE) ► F0 having a harmful effect; causing disadvantage: » They complained about the penal and counter-productive tax rates.» Employees regarded the childcare charges as penal.Thesaurus+: ↑Dangerous and harmfuladjective [before noun] (PUNISHMENT) ► F0 of or connected with punishment given by law: » Many people believe that execution has no place in the penal system of a civilized society.» He had been in and out of penal institutions (= prison) from the age of 16.Thesaurus+: ↑Punishing and punishments , ↑Punishing by causing pain , ↑Hitting and beating |
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