punishment
英 [ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]
美 [ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]
n. 惩罚; 处罚; 刑罚; 粗暴对待; 虐待
复数：punishments
Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.3031 / COCA.3110
同义词辨析
penaltypunishment【导航词义：惩罚，处罚】
penaltyn. 处罚，惩罚
〔辨析〕
多指因违反法律、规则或合约而受到的惩罚。
〔例证〕
The penalty for littering is 50 yuan.
乱扔垃圾罚款50元。
Smugglers will face severe penalties.
走私者将面临严厉处罚。
Please read the penalty clauses in the contract carefully.
请仔细阅读合同中的惩罚条款。
乱扔垃圾罚款50元。
Smugglers will face severe penalties.
走私者将面临严厉处罚。
Please read the penalty clauses in the contract carefully.
请仔细阅读合同中的惩罚条款。
punishmentn. 处罚，惩罚（手段）
〔辨析〕
泛指处罚某人的行为和各种手段。
〔例证〕
I was not allowed to watch TV yesterday as a punishment.
作为惩罚我昨天被禁止看电视。
The bank robbers will not escape punishment.
银行劫匪逃脱不了惩罚。
Has the Court decided what punishment to impose?
法院已经决定给予什么处罚了吗？
作为惩罚我昨天被禁止看电视。
The bank robbers will not escape punishment.
银行劫匪逃脱不了惩罚。
Has the Court decided what punishment to impose?
法院已经决定给予什么处罚了吗？
牛津词典
noun
- 惩罚；处罚；刑罚
an act or a way of punishing sb- to inflict/impose/mete out punishment
予以惩罚 - What is the punishment for murder?
谋杀应处以什么刑罚？ - There is little evidence that harsher punishments deter any better than more lenient ones.
甚少证据显示严惩比宽大更能遏止犯罪。 - The punishment should fit the crime.
罚宜当罪。 - He was sent to his room as a punishment .
他被罚回到他的房间。
- to inflict/impose/mete out punishment
- 粗暴对待；虐待
rough treatment- The carpet by the door takes the most punishment.
门边的地毯磨损得最厉害。
- The carpet by the door takes the most punishment.
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 处罚；惩罚
Punishmentis the act of punishing someone or of being punished.- ...a group which campaigns against the physical punishment of children...
一个反对体罚儿童的团体 - I have no doubt that the man is guilty and that he deserves punishment.
我毫不怀疑此人是罪有应得。
- ...a group which campaigns against the physical punishment of children...
- N-VAR 处罚（或惩罚）方式
Apunishmentis a particular way of punishing someone.- The government is proposing tougher punishments for officials convicted of corruption...
政府提议对已被定罪的贪污腐败官员实施更为严厉的惩罚。 - The usual punishment is a fine.
通常处以罚款。
- The government is proposing tougher punishments for officials convicted of corruption...
- N-UNCOUNT 粗暴对待；虐待；糟蹋
You can usepunishmentto refer to severe physical treatment of any kind.- Don't expect these types of boot to take the punishment that gardening will give them.
不要指望能穿着这类靴子去干园艺活儿，它们没那么耐穿耐磨。
- Don't expect these types of boot to take the punishment that gardening will give them.
- See also:capital punishmentcorporal punishment
英英释义
noun
- the act of punishing
双语例句
- They deserve punishment which matches the gravity of their crime
应当根据罪行的严重性来惩治他们。 - Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。 - During that time there have been repeated attempts to reintroduce capital punishment.
在那段时期不断有人试图恢复死刑。 - The government is proposing tougher punishments for officials convicted of corruption
政府提议对已被定罪的贪污腐败官员实施更为严厉的惩罚。 - Punishment can never be an effective cure for acute social problems
惩罚绝不是解决严重社会问题的有效办法。 - His punishment of death was commuted to life imprisonment.
他被从死刑减为无期徒刑。 - They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent
他们真的相信死刑具有威慑作用。 - 'Make the punishment fit the crime.' How neat and tidy it sounded.
“罪罚相当”，这听起来多么简洁。 - The punishment must always fit the crime.
必须始终坚持罪罚相当的原则。 - Punishment cannot be discussed in isolation from social theory.
不能脱离社会理论孤立地讨论惩罚。