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词组 penalty
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penalty /ˈpenlti/ noun 1. a punishment for breaking a law, rule, or legal agreementadjectives/nouns + penaltya severe/stiff/heavy/tough/harsh penalty (=one in which someone is punished severely) There were calls for stiffer penalties for killers of police officers.the maximum/minimum penalty The maximum penalty for the offence is now three years’ imprisonment.a financial penalty Parents who fail to prevent their children committing crimes face heavy financial penalties.the death penalty (=the punishment of being killed) If convicted, they could get the death penalty.a draconian penalty (=extremely severe) There are draconian penalties for drug dealing.verbsgive/award sb a penalty The judge gave him the death penalty.impose a penalty formal (=give someone a penalty) Severe penalties are imposed for election fraud.get/receive a penalty I think she should get a tougher penalty.pay a penalty The company agreed to pay a penalty of $70,000.incur a penalty formal (=have to pay a penalty) If they do not complete the work on time, they will incur financial penalties.face a penalty He faces a possible penalty of 10 years’ imprisonment.increase/reduce a penalty They are proposing to increase the maximum penalty for helping prisoners to escape.a crime carries a penalty (=you will receive this penalty if you commit the crime) Murder carries a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison.prepositionsthe penalty for (doing) sth The penalty for dropping litter is a £50 fine.2. a chance to kick or hit the ball into the goal in a game of football, rugby etc, given because the other team has broken a ruleverbsaward/give (a team) a penalty The referee awarded Bradford a penalty in the final minute.get a penalty (=be awarded one) Liverpool went into the lead after getting a penalty.take a penalty (=in football or soccer) Why did they let Jones take the penalty?kick a penalty (=in rugby) Jon Bland kicked a penalty to make it 6–3.miss a penalty He missed that penalty against France.score a penalty Billy Dodds scored a penalty for Rangers after 55 minutes.
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