punish

US [ˈpʌnɪʃ]
UK ['pʌnɪʃ]
  • v.惩罚；处罚；对…判罪；判定…的处罚方式
  • Web惩处；惩办；惩治
Simple Present：punishes  Present Participle：punishing  Past Tense：punished  

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punish
v.
1.
处罚；惩罚to make sb suffer because they have broken the law or done sth wrong
Those responsible for this crime will be severely punished.
犯下这宗罪行的人将受到严厉惩罚。
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。
He was punished for refusing to answer their questions.
他拒不回答他们的问题，受到了惩罚。
2.
~ sth (by/with sth)
对…判罪；判定…的处罚方式to set the punishment for a particular crime
In those days murder was always punished with the death penalty.
那个时候，谋杀总是判死罪。
3.
~ yourself (for sth)
责怪（自己）；自责to blame yourself for sth that has happened

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And British voters will punish him, severely, if it turns out that he's gambled away the prospects for a strong economic recovery.
他把英国的未来的经济发展当作赌注的，万一输得一塌糊涂，英国选民们可是不会善罢甘休的。
tā bǎ yīng guó de wèi lái de jīng jì fā zhǎn dāng zuò dǔ zhù de , wàn yī shū de yí tā hú tú , yīng guó xuǎn mín men kě shì bú huì shàn bà gān xiū de 。
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2.
His right hand grasped a rough leather whip as if he was ready to punish evildoers.
他的右手紧握著一根粗糙的皮鞭﹐好像是要去惩罚歹徒。
tā de yòu shǒu jǐn wò zhù yī gēn cū cāo de pí biān ﹐ hǎo xiàng shì yào qù chéng fá dǎi tú 。
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3.
Consumer protection associations can only play a role in mediation and has no authority to punish companies.
然而，消费者权益保护协会只能从中帮助调解，并无处罚权力。
rán ér , xiāo fèi zhě quán yì bǎo hù xié huì zhǐ néng cóng zhōng bāng zhù tiáo jiě , bìng wú chǔ fá quán lì 。
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4.
If you had to evaluate the kicker's performance, would you punish him for not predicting that Fluffy would run off with the ball?
如果你必须评估球员的表现，当他没有预测到小狗会来追球时，你会因此而惩罚他吗？
rú guǒ nǐ bì xū píng gū qiú yuán de biǎo xiàn , dāng tā méi yǒu yù cè dào xiǎo gǒu huì lái zhuī qiú shí , nǐ huì yīn cǐ ér chéng fá tā ma ?
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5.
That would seem to be a large price to pay just to punish the company for selling 12 missiles to Taiwan.
就为了惩罚该公司卖给台湾12枚导弹，这对中国而言似乎是一个很高的代价。
jiù wèi le chéng fá gāi gōng sī mài gěi tái wān shí èr méi dǎo dàn , zhè duì zhōng guó ér yán sì hū shì yī gè hěn gāo de dài jià 。
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6.
By this time I had recovered myself a little, and I said, "God will at last punish him severely. "
这时我已经略微克服了我的慌乱，我说：“上帝将来一定要重重地惩罚他。”
zhè shí wǒ yǐ jīng lüè wēi kè fú le wǒ de huāng luàn , wǒ shuō : " shàng dì jiāng lái yí dìng yào zhòng zhòng dì chéng fá tā 。 "
7.
The recent crackdown will punish debt-ridden clubs and perhaps make them think about how much money they are spending.
这项措施会打压那些负债累累的俱乐部，可能会使他们纠结该支持多少马内。
zhè xiàng cuò shī huì dǎ yā nà xiē fù zhài lěi lěi de jù lè bù , kě néng huì shǐ tā men jiū jié gāi zhī chí duō shao mǎ nèi 。
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if a court order is not complied with , the power of the court to punish for contempt of court may be exercised by an order of committal.
如法庭命令不获遵从，法庭可藉作出交付羁押令而行使惩罚犯藐视法庭罪者的权力。
rú fǎ tíng mìng lìng bù huò zūn cóng , fǎ tíng kě jí zuò chū jiāo fù jī yā lìng ér xíng shǐ chéng fá fàn miǎo shì fǎ tíng zuì zhě de quán lì 。
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Since not accord with corruption to punish, there should be a statement. Don't let the public money wasted in vain at least.
既然不符合贪污论处，应该有一个说法啊。至少不要让公款白白地被浪费。
jì rán bù fú hé tān wū lùn chǔ , yīng gāi yǒu yī gè shuō fǎ ya 。 zhì shǎo bú yào ràng gōng kuǎn bái bái dì bèi làng fèi 。
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She said the new resolution aims to give the United Nations and its members new tools to prevent violence and punish those responsible.
她说这项新的决议目的是给联合国和他的成员国新的工具以来防止暴力和惩罚施暴者。
tā shuō zhè xiàng xīn de jué yì mù dì shì gěi lián hé guó hé tā de chéng yuán guó xīn de gōng jù yǐ lái fáng zhǐ bào lì hé chéng fá shī bào zhě 。
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