mete out
phrasal verbmete something out (to somebody)
- (formal) to give somebody a punishment; to make somebody suffer bad treatment
给予惩罚;责罚;使受苦 - Severe penalties were meted out by the court.
法庭判定予以严惩。 - the violence meted out to the prisoners
施加在囚犯身上的暴力
- Severe penalties were meted out by the court.