with obj.
1
- strike with the fist（用拳）猛击：
he punched her in the face and ran off.
他朝她的面部猛击一拳后逃走。
1.1
- drive with a blow from the fist（用拳）推：
he punched the ball into his own goal.
他用拳把球击进了自己的球门。
2
- press (a button or key on a machine)按（机器按钮, 按键）。
2.1
punch something in/into
enter information by this action（通过击打）输入信息。
3
- N. Amer. drive (cattle) by prodding them with a stick〈 北美〉（用刺棒）赶（牲口）。
1
- a blow with the fist一拳, 一击。
1.1
- mass noun informal the strength needed to deliver such a blow〈非正式〉（出拳打击时所需要的）力量：
he has the punch to knock out anyone in his division.
他有力量击败他所在级别里的任何选手。
1.2
- in sing. informal the power to impress or startle〈非正式〉吸引（或惊人）之力：
photos give their arguments an extra visual punch.
照片给他们的论证增添了额外的直观说服力。
短语
beat someone to the punch
- informal anticipate or forestall someone's actions〈非正式〉先人一招, 先发制人。
punch above one's weight
- informal engage in an activity or contest perceived as being beyond one's capacity or abilities〈非正式〉勉为其难。
punch the (time) clock
1
- N. Amer. (of an employee) clock in or out〈北美〉（雇员）打卡记录上（或下）班时间。
1.1
- be employed in a conventional job with regular hours受雇于时间固定的常规工种。
punch someone's lights out
- 见LIGHTS.
派生词
puncher
noun词源
late Middle English （as a verb in the sense 'puncture, prod'）： variant of POUNCE1.
短语动词
punch in（或out）
- N. Amer. (of an employee) clock in (or out)〈北美〉（雇员）打卡记录上（或下）班时间。
1
- a device or machine for making holes in materials such as paper, leather, metal, and plaster打孔器, 穿孔机。
2
- a tool or machine for impressing a design or stamping a die on a material压印器, 冲压机。
with obj.
1- pierce a hole in (metal, paper, leather, etc.) with or as though with a punch用打孔器在（金属、纸张、皮革等）上打孔（或穿孔）。
1.1
- pierce (a hole) with or as though with a punch（似）用打孔器打（或穿）（孔）。
词源
early 16th cent.: perhaps an abbreviation of PUNCH1 , or from the verb PUNCH1.
mass noun
- a drink made from wine or spirits mixed with water, fruit juices, spices, etc., and typically served hot潘趣酒（一种用葡萄酒或烈性酒搀水、果汁、香料等调成的饮料, 尤指热饮料）。
词源
mid 17th cent.: apparently from Sanskrit pañca 'five, five kinds of' (because the drink had five ingredients).
1
Punch
a grotesque, hook-nosed humpbacked buffoon, the chief male character of the Punch and Judy show. Punch is the English variant of a stock character derived ultimately from Italian commedia dell'arte.庞奇（奇形怪状、钩鼻、驼背的小丑, 木偶戏《庞奇和朱迪》中的男主角, 其原型是意大利艺术喜剧中的角色）。亦称PUNCHINELLO.
2
- （全称Suffolk punch）a draught horse of a short-legged thickset breed（矮壮的）萨福克驮马。
短语
as pleased （或proud） as Punch
- feeling great delight or pride乐（或傲）如庞奇的; 特别高兴（或骄傲）的; 洋洋得意的, 骄傲自满的。
- ORIGIN: with allusion to the delight displayed by the character Punch of the PUNCH AND JUDY show.
词源
mid 17th cent. （as a dialect term denoting a short, fat person）： abbreviation of PUNCHINELLO.