punish

verb

/ˈpʌnɪʃ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they punish	/ˈpʌnɪʃ/ /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
he / she / it punishes	/ˈpʌnɪʃɪz/ /ˈpʌnɪʃɪz/
past simple punished	/ˈpʌnɪʃt/ /ˈpʌnɪʃt/
past participle punished	/ˈpʌnɪʃt/ /ˈpʌnɪʃt/
-ing form punishing	/ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/ /ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to make somebody suffer because they have broken the law or done something wrong处罚；惩罚
- punish somebody Those responsible for this crime will be severely punished.犯下这宗罪行的人将受到严厉惩罚。
- punish somebody by doing something My parents used to punish me by not letting me watch TV.过去我父母常以不让我看电视来惩罚我。
- to punish a criminal/an offender/a perpetrator惩罚罪犯/犯法者/作恶者
- punish somebody for something She will be punished for her crimes.她将因自己的罪行受到惩罚。
- punish somebody for doing something He was punished for refusing to answer their questions.他拒不回答他们的问题，受到了惩罚。
- Damages are not designed to punish, but to compensate for the loss sustained.要求损害赔偿金不是为了惩罚，而是为了弥补损失。
Wordfinder
- abide by something
- court
- crime
- justice
- law
- legal
- police
- prosecute
- punish
- trial
- Those found guilty will be punished accordingly.有罪者将受到相应的处罚。
- He was trying to punish her for deserting him all those years ago.她许多年前弃他而去，他正想办法惩罚她。
- Never punish children by making them go hungry.千万不要以捱饿来惩罚孩子。
- Offenders will be punished with a £1 000 fine.违者将被处以 1,000 英镑的罚款。
- Those who had opposed the court were duly punished.反对法庭的人受到了应有的惩罚。
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Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- harshly
- severely
- justly
- …
verb + punish
- want to
- try to
- be designed to
- …
preposition
- by
- for
- with
- …
phrases
- be punished accordingly
[transitive] punish something (by/with something) to set the punishment for a particular crime对…判罪；判定…的处罚方式
- In those days murder was always punished with the death penalty.那个时候，谋杀总是判死罪。
- I would not hesitate to condemn and punish unacceptable behaviour.我会毫不犹豫地谴责和惩罚不可接受的行为。
- The state is no longer effective in punishing crime.国家在惩罚犯罪方面不再有效。
[transitive] punish yourself (for something) to blame yourself for something that has happened责怪（自己）；自责

词源Middle English: from Old French puniss-, lengthened stem of punir ‘punish’, from Latin punire, from poena ‘penalty’.