punish
gb/pˈʌnɪʃ/ us/pˈʌnɪʃ/
B1
Anh
~ 4700
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Động từ
B1
action
1
Make someone suffer for wrongdoing
To make someone suffer because they did something wrong or broke a rule.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to punish [someone] for [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'punish' with 'hurt'. 'Punish' is about giving a penalty for bad behavior, not just causing pain without reason.
Từ đồng nghĩa
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.)
Từ trái nghĩa
reward (The opposite action of giving something good for good behavior instead of causing suffering for bad behavior.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
punish severely
|punish harshly
|punish offenders
|punish crime
|punish wrongdoing
Chủ đề
law
|discipline
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Động từ
B2
action
2
Cause someone to suffer consequences
To make someone have bad results because of what they did.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to punish [someone] by [doing something]
Từ đồng nghĩa
penalize (Can be interchangeable in some contexts; often used in formal or official situations.)
Từ trái nghĩa
benefit (To give an advantage or good result instead of a negative one.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
punish economically
|punish politically
|punish financially
Chủ đề
consequences
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
punish
IPA
GB/pˈʌnɪʃ/
US/pˈʌnɪʃ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
pun - ish (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (pun)
Các dạng từ
Verb
- Base: punish
- 3rd Person Singular: punishes
- Present Participle: punishing
- Past: punished
Họ từ
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
Cách diễn đạt
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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- The regime punishes dissenters with impunity.
- No one should be able to punish others with impunity.