Phrase
meted out
给予（惩罚等）；施以处罚
meted out is the past of mete out.
to give or deal out (punishment, justice, etc.); to impose a penalty
较正式；常与 punishment、justice 等连用。
- 1.
To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out.
按份分配；分给；发放。
按份分配；分给；发放。；给予; 给予惩罚; 责罚; 使受苦
In use
The coach meted out extra laps to the players who arrived late.
The committee will mete out a fine to anyone who breaks the rules.
The manager is meting out warnings to employees for repeated mistakes.
mete out + noun (punishment/justice/sentence)
宾语常为惩罚、正义等抽象名词。
The judge meted out a severe sentence.
法官给予了严厉的判决。
be meted out (to sb)
被动结构强调惩罚的分配。
Justice was meted out to the criminals.
正义被给予了罪犯。
mete out + noun + to sb
介词to引出接收者。
They meted out punishment to the offenders.
他们给予违规者惩罚。
Common mistakes
The judge meted punishment to the criminal.The judge meted out punishment to the criminal.
错误：遗漏了“out”；“mete”必须与“out”搭配使用，表示“给予（惩罚等）”，单独使用“mete”不符合英语习惯。
The committee meted out with harsh penalties.The committee meted out harsh penalties.
错误：误加介词“with”；“mete out”是及物动词短语，直接跟宾语，不需要介词。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- metes out
- third person singular
- meted out
- past, past participle
- meting out
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.