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pen·altyBrE /ˈpenəlti/NAmE /ˈpenəlti/ noun (pen·alties) a punishment for breaking a law, rule or contract 惩罚;处罚;刑罚◆to impose a penalty 予以惩罚◆Assault carries a maximum penalty of seven years' imprisonment. 侵犯人身罪可判处最高七年的监禁。◆~ (for sth) The penalty for travelling without a ticket is £200. 无票乘车的罚款为 200 英镑。◆Contractors who fall behind schedule incur heavy financial penalties. 承包商如延误工期将被处以巨额罚款。◆a penalty clause in a contract 合同中的惩罚条款◆You can withdraw money from the account at any time without penalty. 您可以随时从账户中提款,不收罚金。 ➡ see also death penalty ~ (of sth) a disadvantage suffered as a result of sth 害处;不利◆One of the penalties of fame is loss of privacy. 成名的弊端之一是失掉了隐私。(in sports and games 体育运动) a disadvantage given to a player or a team when they break a rule (对犯规者的)判罚,处罚◆He incurred a ten-second penalty in the first round. 他在第一轮受到停赛十秒钟的处罚。(in football (soccer) and some other similar sports 足球和其他类似体育运动) a chance to score a goal or point without any defending players, except the goalkeeper, trying to stop it; the goal or point that is given if it is successful. This chance is given because the other team has broken the rules 点球;罚点球得分◆Two minutes later Ford equalized with a penalty. 两分钟后,福特以一记点球将比分扳平。◆We were awarded a penalty after a late tackle. 对方铲球犯规后,我们得到了一个点球。◆I volunteered to take the penalty (= be the person who tries to score the goal/point). 我自愿主罚点球。◆He missed a penalty in the last minute of the game. 在比赛的最后一刻,他罚失了点球。 ●pay the ˈpenalty (for sth/for doing sth)●pay a/the ˈprice (for sth/for doing sth)to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or sth you have done 因…受害/付代价◆He looked terrible this morning. I think he's paying the penalty for all those late nights. 他今天上午脸色很不好,我想这是他一直熬夜造成的。◆They're now paying the price for past mistakes. 他们现在正为过去的错误付出代价。 |