(1)惩罚 (make sb suffer because he or she has done wrong) [T+n， T+n+prep(for/with/by)]：～a thief/a robber 惩罚小偷/抢劫犯;If you steal/break the law， you will be～ed. 如果你盗窃/犯法，就会受到惩罚。Dangerous driving/Serious crime should be severely～ed. 危险驾车/重大的罪行应该受到严惩。She was～ed for telling lies/disobeying an order/her carelessness/her crime. 她由于说谎/违抗命令/粗心大意/犯罪而受到惩罚。The dog will have to be～ed for biting the postman. 那条狗由于咬邮递员将受惩罚。～sb with two years in prison/by three strokes of the whip 罚某人两年监禁/鞭挞三下;〖反〗reward;

(2)严厉对待，虐待(尤指狠揍某人) (treat sb roughly or harshly， esp with hard blows) [T+n](infml)：～one's opponent with fierce punches to the body 狠揍对手;The wife～ed him with frenetic fits of nerves. 妻子以歇斯底里式的粗暴对待他。

→′punishable adj 可(该)处罚的;′punish-ing adj 令人疲倦的;严厉的;n 失败，损失(害);′punishingly adv 令人疲倦地;严厉地;′punishment n 惩罚