punishment

noun

1. 惩罚；处罚；刑罚
   an act or a way of punishing sb
   1. to inflict/impose/mete out punishment
      予以惩罚
   2. What is the punishment for murder?
      谋杀应处以什么刑罚？
   3. 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。
   4. The punishment should fit the crime.
      罚宜当罪。
   5. He was sent to his room as a punishment .
      他被罚回到他的房间。
2. 粗暴对待；虐待
   rough treatment
   1. The carpet by the door takes the most punishment.
      门边的地毯磨损得最厉害。

1. N-UNCOUNT 处罚；惩罚
   Punishment is the act of punishing someone or of being punished.
   1. ...a group which campaigns against the physical punishment of children...
      一个反对体罚儿童的团体
   2. 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。
2. N-VAR 处罚（或惩罚）方式
   A punishment is a particular way of punishing someone.
   1. 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。
   2. The usual punishment is a fine.
      通常处以罚款。
3. N-UNCOUNT 粗暴对待；虐待；糟蹋
   You can use punishment to refer to severe physical treatment of any kind.
   1. 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。
4. See also: capital punishment corporal punishment

1. Capital punishment is allowable only under exceptional circumstances.
   只有特殊情况才允许执行死刑。
2. We betray the ideals of our country when we support capital punishment.
   如果我们支持死刑，那就背弃了我们立国的理念。
3. Most democracies have abolished capital punishment.
   多数民主国家已经废除了死刑。
4. He's caved in on capital punishment.
   在是否应保留死刑的问题上，他已经让步了。
5. 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。
6. They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent
   他们真的相信死刑具有威慑作用。
7. They were threatened with punishment if they disobeyed.
   他们受到恐吓，如若违抗就会受到惩罚。
8. He suggested that the civil war had been a divine punishment.
   他暗示说内战是上天的惩罚。
9. The punishment must always fit the crime.
   必须始终坚持罪罚相当的原则。
10. Ivy must be a glutton for punishment.
    艾维一定是个不怕吃苦的家伙。
11. 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。
12. Punishment cannot be discussed in isolation from social theory.
    不能脱离社会理论孤立地讨论惩罚。
13. His father meted out punishment with a slipper.
    他父亲用一只拖鞋进行惩罚。
14. 'Make the punishment fit the crime.' How neat and tidy it sounded.
    “罪罚相当”，这听起来多么简洁。
15. Democrats will complain he overemphasizes punishment at the expense of prevention and treatment.
    民主党人会抱怨他过分看重惩罚，而忽视了预防和解决措施。
16. The punishment was out of all proportion to the crime.
    罚不当罪。
17. 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。
18. The usual punishment is a fine.
    通常处以罚款。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. The case of Harris has sharpened the debate over capital punishment.
    哈里斯案激化了人们对死刑的争论。
22. Those who seek to grab power through violence deserve punishment
    企图通过暴力夺权的人理应受到惩罚。
23. Many theories on punishment exist, all of which are variations on a theme.
    关于惩罚的理论有很多，虽形式略有不同，但其主旨都是一样的。
24. His punishment of death was commuted to life imprisonment.
    他被从死刑减为无期徒刑。
25. In the Middle Ages, a favourite punishment was to gouge out a prisoner's eyes.
    在中世纪，惩罚犯人最常用的办法是剜眼睛。
26. He was dismissed by way of disciplinary punishment.
    他被开除以示惩戒。
27. The severe punishment was meted out to the unruly hooligan.
    对那个嚣张的流氓已给予严厉惩处。
28. The child's father gave a rap on the knuckles as a physical punishment.
    小孩的父亲敲打他的指关节体罚他。
29. The Court will administer the punishment of the criminal by law.
    法庭将对罪犯绳之以法。

  penalty punishment【导航词义：惩罚，处罚】

  penalty n. 处罚，惩罚

〔辨析〕多指因违反法律、规则或合约而受到的惩罚。

  punishment n. 处罚，惩罚（手段）

〔辨析〕泛指处罚某人的行为和各种手段。

noun

1. the act of punishing

   Synonym:    penaltypenalizationpenalisation