punish
gb/pˈʌnɪʃ/ us/pˈʌnɪʃ/
B1
Anglų
~ 4700
megbüntet, sújt
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
1
megbüntet
B1
Vartosenos šablonas:
to punish [someone] for [something]
The school decided to punish the students who cheated on the exam.
Az iskola úgy döntött, hogy megbünteti azokat a diákokat, akik csaltak a vizsgán.
The government will punish anyone caught smuggling goods.
A kormány mindenkit megbüntet, akit rajtakapnak azon, hogy árut csempész.
Parents sometimes punish their children by taking away privileges.
The judge punished the company for violating safety regulations.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The teacher will punish the boy for hitting another student.
A tanár meg fogja büntetni a fiút, amiért megütött egy másik diákot.
My parents punish me when I lie.
A szüleim megbüntetnek, amikor hazudok.
The police punish people who break the law.
We must punish bad actions to keep order.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'punish' with 'hurt'. 'Punish' is about giving a penalty for bad behavior, not just causing pain without reason.
Reikšmė
Make someone suffer for wrongdoing
Kolokacijos
punish severely
|punish harshly
|punish offenders
|punish crime
|punish wrongdoing
Sinonimai
penalize (More formal; often used in legal, sports, or official contexts.)
|
discipline (Often used for correcting children or subordinates; can imply guidance as well as punishment.)
Antonimai
reward (The opposite action of giving something good for good behavior instead of causing suffering for bad behavior.)
Temos
law
|discipline
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To make someone suffer because they did something wrong or broke a rule.
To impose a penalty or cause someone to suffer because they have broken a law, rule, or moral code.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B2
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
to punish [someone] by [doing something]
The voters punished the mayor by not re-electing her.
A választók azzal büntették meg a polgármestert, hogy nem választották újra.
The market punished the company for its poor earnings report.
A piac megbüntette a vállalatot a gyenge eredményjelentése miatt.
History will punish those who ignore human rights abuses.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The team was punished by losing their best player.
A csapatot érzékenyen érintette, hogy elvesztette a legjobb játékosát.
The boss punished him by giving him more work.
A főnöke azzal büntette, hogy több munkát adott neki.
The store punished customers by raising prices.
Reikšmė
Cause someone to suffer consequences
Kolokacijos
punish economically
|punish politically
|punish financially
Sinonimai
penalize (Can be interchangeable in some contexts; often used in formal or official situations.)
Antonimai
benefit (To give an advantage or good result instead of a negative one.)
Temos
consequences
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To make someone have bad results because of what they did.
To cause someone to experience harm, loss, or other negative effects because of their actions or decisions, even if not formally penalized.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
punish
IPA
GB/pˈʌnɪʃ/
US/pˈʌnɪʃ/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
pun - ish (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (pun)
Žodžio formos
Verb
- Base: punish
- 3rd Person Singular: punishes
- Present Participle: punishing
- Past: punished
Žodžių šeima
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
Posakiai
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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- The regime punishes dissenters with impunity.
- No one should be able to punish others with impunity.