punish
/ˈpʌnɪʃ/verb
with obj.
1- inflict a penalty or sanction on (someone) as retribution for an offence, especially a transgression of a legal or moral code处罚, 惩罚（犯罪者）：
I have done wrong and I'm being punished for it.
我犯了罪, 正受到应有的惩罚。
1.1
- inflict a penalty or sanction on someone for (such an offence)处罚, 惩罚（犯罪行为）：
fraudulent acts would be punished by up to two years in prison.
欺诈行为最多可判两年有期徒刑。
1.2
- informal take advantage of and capitalize on (an opponent's mistake), especially in sport〈非正式〉（尤指体育运动中）利用（对手的失误）：
Australia punished Ireland's handling blunders and scored three tries.
澳大利亚队利用爱尔兰队的控球失误, 连续三次持球触地得分。
1.3
- treat (someone) in an unfairly harsh way粗暴地对待：
a rise in prescription charges would punish the poor.
医药费的增加将使穷人苦不堪言。
1.4
- usu. as adj. punishing subject (someone or something) to severe and debilitating treatment使遭受严重打击：
the recession was having a punishing effect on our business.
经济衰退对我们的业务产生了严重的影响。
派生词
punishable
adjectivepunisher
nounpunishingly
adverb词源
Middle English: from Old French puniss-, lengthened stem of punir 'punish', from Latin punire, from poena 'penalty'.