punishment

n

• ① 处罚,惩罚;刑罚
  • punishment by fine罚款,罚锾
  • capital punishment极刑,死刑
  • corporal punishment体罚
  • disciplinary punishment惩戒
  • divine punishment天罚,天谴
  • The child bore his punishment without complaining.那个孩子无怨尤地受罚。
  • inflict punishment on a person for a crime因某罪行而处罚某人
  • the punishment of crime对于罪刑的惩罚

• ② 处罚[惩罚]的方式
  • I maintain that the punishment for murder should be death.我主张谋杀罪应处以死刑。
  • The punishments inflicted on them were too severe.施加在他们身上的处罚过于严厉。
  • You should make the punishment fit the crime.你应该按罪量刑。

• ③ 【口】虐待;酷使;(拳击等的)痛击
  • This furniture will take a lot of punishment.这家具经得起很多折磨。