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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

punishment ['p^nɪʃmənt]
  1. 1. noun [u] 惩罚
  2. 2. noun [c/u] (penalty) 处罚
    to take a lot of punishment
    [fig] [car,machine,person,body+] 受到很大损伤

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

punishment ['pʌnɪʃmənt] ['pʌnɪʃmənt]
  1. 1. noun 罚,惩罚处罚
  2. 2. noun 刑罚
  3. 3. noun 严厉对待折磨损害

Collins English-English Dictionary

punishment ['p^nɪʃmənt]
  1. 1. n a penalty or sanction given for any crime or offence
  2. 2. n the act of punishing or state of being punished
  3. 3. n [Spoken] rough treatment
  4. 4. n [psychol] any aversive stimulus administered to an organism as part of training

Examples

Let the punishment fit the crime.
量刑判罪。
richly deserve (of) punishment
完全应受惩罚
to take punishment
遭罚
vicarious punishment
代(别人)受的惩罚
vindictive punishment
报复性惩罚
She received a punishment for being late last night.
她由于昨夜晚归受到了惩罚。

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