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punishment
pun·ish·ment / 5pQnIFmEnt ; 5pQnIFmEnt /noun
1. C,Usomething that is done in order to punish someone, or the act of punishing them惩罚手段; 处罚;
punitive:
The Court decides what punishment to impose .法院决定给予什么处罚。
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the punishment for treason对叛国罪的处罚
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punishment by whipping鞭刑
as (a) punishment
I was sent to bed as a punishment.作为惩罚我被打发上床睡觉。
The gunmen will not escape punishment .持枪凶手逃脱不了惩罚。
harsh / severe punishment
He got a six-year jail sentence, a harsh punishment for a first offense.他被判刑六年,对于初犯是个严厉的处罚。
2. Uinformalrough physical treatment粗暴对待; 糟蹋:
tough plants that can take any amount of punishment 不怕糟蹋的坚韧的植物
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

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