搜尋結果
punish
- IPA[ˈpəniSH]
美式
- inflict a penalty or sanction on (someone) as retribution for an offense, especially a transgression of a legal or moral code;inflict a penalty or sanction on someone for (such an offense)
verb: punish, 3rd person present: punishes, gerund or present participle: punishing, past tense: punished, past participle: punished
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. inflict a penalty or sanction on (someone) as retribution for an offense, especially a transgression of a legal or moral code I have done wrong and I'm being punished for it
- ▪ inflict a penalty or sanction on someone for (such an offense) fraudulent acts would be punished by up to two years in prison
- ▪ treat (someone) in an unfairly harsh way a rise in prescription charges would punish the poor
- ▪ subject (someone or something) to severe and debilitating treatment.