punishment

1. N-UNCOUNT Punishment is the act of punishing someone or of being punished. 懲罰

...a group that campaigns against the physical punishment of children. …一個發(fā)起運動反對體罰兒童的組織。

2. N-VAR A punishment is a particular way of punishing someone. 處罰方式

The government is proposing tougher punishments for officials convicted of corruption. 該政府正在提議對被判貪污罪的官員予以更嚴(yán)厲的處罰。

3. N-UNCOUNT You can use punishment to refer to severe physical treatment of any kind. 虐待; 糟蹋

Don't expect these boots to take the punishment that gardening will give them. 別指望這樣的靴子能經(jīng)得起園藝活兒的糟蹋。

4. →see also capital punishment , corporal punishment