punishment是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the act of punishing someone -- 懲罰，處罰；受罰

  • Many people think that the death penalty is too severe a punishment for any crime. 許多人認為對於無論何種罪行來說，死刑都過於嚴厲了。

  • formal It was always our father who administered/meted out punishments. 予以／給予懲罰的人一直是我們的父親。

  • Drink-driving is one case in which severe punishment seems to work as a deterrent. 酒後駕車是證明嚴懲似乎能起威懾作用的一個例子。

• 1 rough treatment -- 粗暴的對待，糟蹋，折磨

  • These trucks are designed to take a lot of punishment. 這些卡車設計得很耐用。