punish
gb/pˈʌnɪʃ/ us/pˈʌnɪʃ/
B1
Английски
~ 4700
Значения
0 значения
Глагол
B1
action
1
Make someone suffer for wrongdoing
To make someone suffer because they did something wrong or broke a rule.
Модел на употреба:
to punish [someone] for [something]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'punish' with 'hurt'. 'Punish' is about giving a penalty for bad behavior, not just causing pain without reason.
Синоними
penalize (More formal; often used in legal, sports, or official contexts.)
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discipline (Often used for correcting children or subordinates; can imply guidance as well as punishment.)
Антоними
reward (The opposite action of giving something good for good behavior instead of causing suffering for bad behavior.)
Колокации
punish severely
|punish harshly
|punish offenders
|punish crime
|punish wrongdoing
Теми
law
|discipline
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- The school decided to punish the students who cheated on the exam.
- The government will punish anyone caught smuggling goods.
- Parents sometimes punish their children by taking away privileges.
- The judge punished the company for violating safety regulations.
Примери за учащи
- The teacher will punish the boy for hitting another student.
- My parents punish me when I lie.
- The police punish people who break the law.
- We must punish bad actions to keep order.
Глагол
B2
action
2
Cause someone to suffer consequences
To make someone have bad results because of what they did.
Модел на употреба:
to punish [someone] by [doing something]
Синоними
penalize (Can be interchangeable in some contexts; often used in formal or official situations.)
Антоними
benefit (To give an advantage or good result instead of a negative one.)
Колокации
punish economically
|punish politically
|punish financially
Теми
consequences
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- The voters punished the mayor by not re-electing her.
- The market punished the company for its poor earnings report.
- History will punish those who ignore human rights abuses.
Примери за учащи
- The team was punished by losing their best player.
- The boss punished him by giving him more work.
- The store punished customers by raising prices.
Граматика
Речникова форма
punish
IPA
GB/pˈʌnɪʃ/
US/pˈʌnɪʃ/
Срички и ударение
pun - ish (2 срички)
Stress on 1st syllable (pun)
Форми на думата
Verb
- Base: punish
- 3rd Person Singular: punishes
- Present Participle: punishing
- Past: punished
Семейство думи
Forms
punishes
verb
punishing
verb
punished
verb
Core family
punishment
noun B1
punishable
adjective
Related words
punitive
adjective C1
punisher
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unpunished
adjective
Advanced or less common
impunity
noun C1
punitively
adverb C1
Изрази
punish oneself
1/pˈʌnɪʃ wˌʌnsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
Make oneself suffer for guilt
To make yourself feel bad or suffer because you think you did something wrong.
Примери
- She kept punishing herself for a mistake she made years ago.
- Stop punishing yourself over something you couldn't control.
punish with impunity
1/pˈʌnɪʃ wˈɪθ ɪmpjˈunɪti/
fixed phrase
formal
Punish without fear of reprisal
To punish someone without any risk of being punished yourself.
Примери
- The regime punishes dissenters with impunity.
- No one should be able to punish others with impunity.