/ˈpʌnɪʃ ||; ˈpʌnɪʃ/verb
[T] punish sb (for sth/for doing sth) to make sb suffer because he/she has done sth bad or wrong 处罚,惩罚:
The children were severely punished for telling lies.那些孩子因说谎而被重罚。
punish/ˋpʌnIʃ; ˈpʌnIʃ/v [T]1 to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something wrong [→ punishment] 处罚﹐惩罚: punish sb for (doing) sth He was severely punished for lying to his father. 他因为对父亲说谎受到了重罚。She deserves to be punished for her crimes. 她犯下这些罪行﹐理应受到惩罚。punish sb by doing sth The class was punished by being given extra work. 全班同学受到了处罚﹐被布置了额外的作业。2 if a crime is punished in a particular way, anyone who is guilty of it receives that punishment 惩处〔犯罪行为〕: Drug smuggling is punished by death. 走私毒品要判死罪。
punishpunishpunishespunishedpunishingverb (punishes, punishing, punished)to make somebody suffer because they have done something wrong: The children were punished for telling lies.