Word · Frequency #18915
meting
/miːt/
verb
分配；给予（尤指惩罚、奖赏）
meting is the present participle of mete.
to dispense or allot something, especially punishment or reward
- 1.
To dispense, measure in order to dispense, allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).
分配；量出；给予(尤指惩罚、奖赏等)
分配；量出；给予(尤指惩罚、奖赏等)；量；测量；分配
In use
The teacher meted out a punishment to the student who cheated on the test.
The manager will mete out rewards to the team after the project succeeds.
The principal is meting out detention to the students who broke the window.
Verb forms
base mete · third person metes · -ing meting · past meted · past participle meted
mete 常与 out 连用，表示‘给予（惩罚或奖励）’，较正式。
Connections
Collocations
- mete out punishment
- 施以惩罚
- The court meted out harsh punishment to the corrupt officials.法院对腐败官员施以严厉惩罚。
- mete out justice
- 主持正义
- The organization seeks to mete out justice for victims of discrimination.该组织力求为歧视受害者主持正义。
- mete out rewards
- 给予奖赏
- The manager meted out rewards to everyone who met their targets.经理给每个达成目标的人给予了奖励。
- mete out blame
- 加以责备
- It is unfair to mete out blame without hearing both sides.不听双方陈述就加以责备是不公平的。
- mete out discipline
- 执行纪律
- The school decided to mete out discipline to the students involved in the prank.学校决定对参与恶作剧的学生执行纪律。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音像 meet：犯了错，惩罚会‘遇见’你——mete out 就是按量给予惩罚或奖赏。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、literary texts mete 多用于正式或书面语境，常见搭配 mete out，表示给予（惩罚、奖赏等）。日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都与 mete /miːt/ 押韵；mete 与 meet、meat 同音。注意：mete 看起来像 mate /meɪt/，但发音不同；met 读 /met/，也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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