Word · Frequency #4686
punishing
处罚；惩罚
punishing is the present participle of punish.
核心释义
To inflict a penalty on someone for a crime or wrongdoing.
- 1.
使(儿童、学生、被监护人、嫌疑人或罪犯)因罪行或不当行为而受苦,实施纪律处分,通常由权威人士或掌权者(如父母、教师或警察)执行。
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).
- 2.
严厉且不公正地对待。
To treat harshly and unfairly.
苛待；虐待；使(儿童、学生、被监护人、嫌疑人或罪犯)因罪行或不当行为而受苦,实施纪律处分,通常由权威人士或掌权者(如父母、教师或警察)执行。；严厉且不公正地对待。；处罚；惩罚
用法In use
The teacher punishes students who cheat on exams.
用法提示：一般现在时，表示常规行为
The court punished him for his crimes.
用法提示：一般过去时，表示已发生的惩罚
Parents are punishing their child for lying.
用法提示：现在进行时，表示正在进行的惩罚
punish + sb (for sth/doing sth)
可省略"for"短语。
The teacher punished the students for being late.
老师因为迟到惩罚了学生。
punish + sb + by + doing sth
by后接动名词短语。
They punished the child by making him clean his room.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- punish someone for something
- 因某事惩罚某人
- The teacher punished the students for cheating on the exam.老师因考试作弊惩罚了学生。
- punish severely
- 严厉惩罚
- The court decided to punish the criminal severely.法庭决定严厉惩罚该罪犯。
- punish wrongdoing
- 惩罚不法行为
- Society must punish wrongdoing to maintain order.社会必须惩罚不法行为以维持秩序。
- punish crime
- 惩罚犯罪
- The law exists to punish crime and protect citizens.法律的存在是为了惩罚犯罪和保护公民。
- punish with a fine
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
punish 谐音'判你刑'，意为惩罚。
语境与语域Context & Register
punish 作为动词，通常表示“惩罚、处罚”，属于中性词汇，适用于多种正式和非正式场合。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the suffix -ish, but only the spelling pattern matches; none are true rhymes with punish because their stressed vowels (/ɪ/, /æ/, /ɜː/) differ from the /ʌ/ in punish, and subsequent consonants also vary.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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