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penalty for sth/doing sth
The penalty for speeding is a fine.
超速的罚款是罚款。
处罚；惩罚；刑罚
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
处罚；惩罚；刑罚
A punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or procedure.
The penalty for speeding is a fine.
超速的罚款是罚款。
法律判决。
A legal sentence.
惩罚行为
the act of punishing
违反程序规则的惩罚。
A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
违约金
a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
He received a penalty for parking in a no-parking zone.
他因在禁停区停车而受到了处罚。
AI contextual example
The team was awarded a penalty kick after the foul.
犯规后，该队获得了一个点球。
AI contextual example
There is a penalty for early withdrawal from the savings account.
提前从储蓄账户取款会有罚款。
AI contextual example
neglected his health and paid the penalty
他忽视了健康,并为此付出了代价
WordNet
The penalty for speeding is a fine.
超速的罚款是罚款。
The court imposed a severe penalty on the defendant.
法院对被告施加了严厉的惩罚。
He paid the penalty for his mistakes with his career.
他以职业生涯为代价为自己的错误付出了代价。
The contract prohibits disclosure under penalty of law.
合同禁止泄露，违者将受到法律惩罚。
Not this
He received a penalty for his crime.
Use this
He received a punishment for his crime.
在中文中“惩罚”可泛指任何处罚，但英语中penalty特指法律或比赛中的具体罚则（如罚金、罚球），用于一般犯罪时更常用punishment。
Not this
The teacher will penalty the students for being late.
Use this
The teacher will penalize the students for being late.
Penalty是名词，不能直接用作动词，动词形式是penalize。中文学习者常误将名词用作动词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
死刑
The government abolished the death penalty.
政府废除了死刑。
点球
The referee awarded a penalty kick.
裁判判罚了一个点球。
惩罚条款
The contract includes a penalty clause for late payment.
合同包含延迟付款的惩罚条款。
严厉惩罚
He faced a severe penalty for his crime.
他因罪行面临严厉惩罚。
罚球区
The foul occurred inside the penalty area.
犯规发生在罚球区内。
滞纳金
You must pay a late penalty if you miss the deadline.
如果你错过截止日期，必须支付滞纳金。
受罚席
He was sent to the penalty box for two minutes after the roughing call.
他因粗暴犯规被罚入受罚席两分钟。
罚球区
The defender fouled the striker inside the penalty area, resulting in a penalty kick.
后卫在罚球区内对前锋犯规，导致点球。
点球大战
The match went to a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in extra time.
比赛在加时赛1-1平局后进入点球大战。
Use penalty naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想足球点球（penalty kick），'pen' 如笔记录受罚损失。
（名词）该词多用于法律、体育和合同语境，通常表示因违规或违约而受到的处罚或不利后果。在法律和正式合同中较为正式，在体育比赛等场景中较为中性。语境包括：法律处罚、体育犯规惩罚、合同违约金等。
These words share the spelling ending '-alty' but have different stressed vowels. Only 'loyalty' and 'royalty' rhyme with each other (/ɔɪ/). Use for spelling comparison.
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