punish

punish /'pʌniʃ/
  • ngoại động từ
    • phạt, trừng phạt, trừng trị
    • (thông tục) cho (đối phương) ăn đòn nặng (đánh quyền Anh); làm nhoài, làm kiệt sức (đối thủ) (trong cuộc chạy đua...)
    • (thông tục) ăn nhiều, ăn lấy ăn để (thức ăn)
    • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (thông tục) hành hạ, ngược đãi

Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): punishment, punish, punishable, punishing, punitive, punishingly


Xem thêm: penalize, penalise



punish

Từ điển Collocation

punish verb

ADV. severely | justifiably, justly | unfairly | accordingly, duly Those who had opposed the court were duly punished.

VERB + PUNISH want to | try to He was trying to punish her for deserting him all those years ago. | be designed to Damages are not designed to punish the person in breach, but to compensate for the loss sustained.

PREP. by Never punish children by making them go hungry. | for They will be severely punished for their crimes. | with Offenders will be punished with a £1,000 fine.


Từ điển WordNet

    v.

  • impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; penalize, penalise

    The students were penalized for showing up late for class

    we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again


English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

punishes|punished|punishing
syn.: castigate chastise correct discipline penalize

ant.: forgive