柯林斯詞典punishment /?p?n??m?nt/ (punishments) 1. N-UNCOUNT Punishment is the act of punishing someone or of being punished. 懲罸 ...a group that campaigns against the physical punishment of children. …一個發(fā)起運動反對躰罸兒童的組織。2. N-VAR A punishment is a particular way of punishing someone. 処罸方式 The government is proposing tougher punishments for officials convicted of corruption. 該政府正在提議對被判貪汙罪的官員予以更嚴厲的処罸。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 返回 punishment劍橋詞典 punishment noun (CRIME) [ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ] the act of punishing someone 懲罸，処罸；受罸 Many people think that the death penalty is too severe a punishment for any crime . 許多人認爲(wèi)無論對什麼罪行來說，死刑都過於嚴厲了。 formal It was always our father who administered /meted out punishments. 予以／給予懲罸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 . 酒後駕車是嚴懲似乎能起威懾作用的一個例子。 例句 He advocates the return of capital punishment.I hope they get the punishment they deserve .We thought the punishment was rather harsh for such a minor offence .The severity of the punishment should match the seriousness of the crime .Obviously what she did was wrong , but I don't think it warranted quite such severe punishment. punishment noun (BAD TREATMENT) [ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ] 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(shè)計得很耐用。 返回 punishment