punish

verbA2

Định nghĩa theo từ loại

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

punishes

V_ing/Gerund

punishing

V_ed/pp

punishedpunishe

1.
(transitive)To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).
If a prince violates the law, then he must be punished like an ordinary person.
Đồng nghĩa: castigate, penalize, pillory
2.
(figuratively, transitive)To treat harshly and unfairly.
Đồng nghĩa: mistreat
3.
(colloquial, transitive)To handle or beat severely; to maul.
4.
(colloquial, transitive)To consume a large quantity of.

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Đồng nghĩa

castigate penalize pillory mistreat

Cùng gốc / liên quan

corporally punishmispunishoutpunishoverpunish prepunish punishabilitypunisheerepunish punishable punisher punishing punishmenttelish,telishmentpain

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English punischen, from -, Old French - puniss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of punir, from Latin puniō (to inflict punishment upon), from poena (punishment, penalty); see pain. Displaced wītnian and (mostly, in this sense) wrecan.