| 词组 | punishment |
| 释义 | punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ noun the act of punishing someoneadjectivesa harsh/severe punishment Drug smugglers are given severe punishments. | The court decided the original punishment was too harsh.a just/fitting punishment (=suitable and fair) Death would be a just punishment.capital punishment (=the system of killing people as a punishment for serious crimes) Do you agree with capital punishment?corporal punishment (=punishing a child by hitting them, especially when this is an accepted system) Corporal punishment is banned in state schools.physical punishment (=punishment by hitting someone) Children respond more to affection than to physical punishment.a maximum punishment The charge against him carries a maximum punishment of a year in jail.a light punishment (=not severe) It seems a very light punishment for such a serious offence.verbsgive sb a punishment also impose a punishment formal He was given a punishment of two weeks without video games. | The teacher may impose reasonable punishments.get/receive a punishment He received the maximum punishment.escape/avoid punishment The thieves managed to escape punishment.hand out punishments also mete out punishments formal (=give people punishments) The courts are handing out harsher punishments to careless drivers. | Life imprisonment should be the maximum punishment meted out by the state.inflict a punishment (on sb) (=punish someone, especially physically) Harsh punishments were inflicted on those who disobeyed the rules.face a punishment (=be going to get one) She now faces a punishment of up to five years in jail.deserve a punishment He didn’t deserve the punishment because he hadn’t done anything wrong.carry a punishment (=used when saying what the punishment for something is) The offence carries a punishment of up to 10 years in prison.prepositionsa punishment for sth What is a suitable punishment for handing in work late?as a punishment I was sent to bed as a punishment.phrasesthe punishment should fit the crime (=it should be appropriate) In law, it is important that the punishment should fit the crime.THESAURUS: punishment sentence a punishment given by a judge in a court: He was given a long prison sentence. | The gang only received relatively light sentences. | The prosecution asked for the maximum sentence. | He is serving a ten-year sentence for armed robbery. fine an amount of money that you must pay as a punishment: I was given an £80 fine for speeding. | There are heavy fines for drink-driving. | I hate getting parking fines. | The maximum fine is $1,000. penalty a general word for a punishment given to someone who has broken a law, rule, or agreement: What’s the penalty if you get caught? | He called for stiffer penalties for crimes involving guns. the death penalty a punishment in which someone is killed for what they have done: If he is found guilty, he could face the death penalty.The death penalty and capital punishment are both used to mean the official system of killing people as a punishment: A number of states have abolished capital punishment (=officially ended it). Some people want to bring back the death penalty for people who kill police officers. community service unpaid work helping other people that someone does as punishment for a crime: He was given a choice between doing 200 hours of community service, or a big fine. corporal punishment the punishment of children by hitting them: I don’t agree with corporal punishment. | Corporal punishment was abolished in schools in 1987 (=officially ended). |
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