punish
punish 英 [ˈpʌnɪʃ] 美 [ˈpʌnɪʃ]
vi. 惩罚，处罚
进行时:punishing 过去式:punished 过去分词:punished 第三人称单数:punishes
- To punish is to discipline or penalize someone because they've done something wrong. If you stole the cookie from the cookie jar, someone may have to punish you. Not you? Then who?
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- vi. 惩罚，处罚
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1. 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。
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2. He was punished for refusing to answer their questions.
他拒不回答他们的问题，受到了惩罚。
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3. In those days murder was always punished.
那个时候，谋杀总是受惩罚。
- punish (v.) c. 1300, from Old French puniss-, extended present participle stem of punir "to punish," from Latin punire "punish, correct, chastise; take vengeance for; inflict a penalty on, cause pain for some offense," earlier poenire, from poena "penalty, punishment" (see penal). Colloquial meaning "to inflict heavy damage or loss" is first recorded 1801, originally in boxing. Related: Punished; punishing.
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