punish
verb
ˈpʌnɪʃ
verb
1
to
make
someone
suffer
because
they
have
done
something
wrong
or
broken
the
law
处罚，惩罚〔做错事或犯法的人〕;
Smacking
is
not
an
acceptable
way
of
punishing
a
child.
要惩罚孩子，打这种办法可不好。
He
promised
to
punish
severely
any
officials
found
guilty
of
electoral
fraud.
他承诺要严惩任何在选举中有欺诈行为的官员。
punish
sb
for
(doing)
sth
It’s
unfair
to
punish
a
whole
class
for
the
actions
of
one
or
two
students.
因为个别同学的行为而惩罚全班是不公平的。
They
deserve
to
be
punished
for
putting
passengers
at
risk.
他们让乘客处于危险，应该受到惩罚。
I
felt
I
was
being
punished
for
what
my
mother
had
done.
我觉得自己在为母亲的所作所为而受到惩罚。
punish
sb
by
doing
sth
My
parents
decided
to
punish
me
by
withdrawing
financial
support.
我的父母决定通过停止经济支持来惩罚我。
punish
sb
with
sth
The
House
voted
to
punish
the
senator
with
a
formal
reprimand.
参议院投票决定对那位参议员给予正式谴责以示处罚。
2
if
a
crime
is
punished
in
a
particular
way,
anyone
who
is
guilty
of
it
is
made
to
suffer
in
that
way
惩处〔犯罪行为〕;
usually passive 一般用被动态
[+
by/with
]
In
some
societies,
theft
is
punished
by
death
.
在某些社会，偷盗要被处死。
3
punish yourself
to
make
yourself
feel
guilty
or
bad
for
something
you
have
done
〔因为做了某事而〕责备自己
If
you
fail,
don’t
punish
yourself.
如果失败了，不要责备自己。