punish

'pʌniʃ

自考高考四级六级考研 Collins 2

v. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

vt. 处罚, 惩罚, 严厉对待
vi. 惩罚

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

4,686

BNC 频率

3,862

使用频率

punish 源自拉丁语 punire，表示“惩罚”。词根“pun-”与“惩罚”相关，帮助记忆其含义。

例句

1. The teacher decided to punish the student for being late.

老师决定惩罚这个迟到的学生。

2. It is not right to punish someone for a mistake they didn't make.

错误地惩罚一个无辜的人是不对的。

3. Parents often punish their children to teach them a lesson.

父母通常惩罚他们的孩子以教导他们一个教训。