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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。
给予（惩罚等）；施以处罚
meting out — present participle of mete out
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给予（惩罚等）；施以处罚
to give or deal out (punishment, justice, etc.); to impose a penalty
The judge meted out a severe sentence.
法官给予了严厉的判决。
较正式；常与 punishment、justice 等连用。
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按份分配；分给；发放。
To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out.
The coach meted out extra laps to the players who arrived late.
教练对迟到的球员们施加了额外跑圈的惩罚。
The committee will mete out a fine to anyone who breaks the rules.
委员会将对任何违反规则的人处以罚款。
The manager is meting out warnings to employees for repeated mistakes.
经理正因员工屡次犯错而对他们发出警告。
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。
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。
介词to引出接收者。
They meted out punishment to the offenders.
他们给予违规者惩罚。
Not this
The judge meted punishment to the criminal.
Use this
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。
Not this
The committee meted out with harsh penalties.
Use this
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。
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