punish
gb/pˈʌnɪʃ/ us/pˈʌnɪʃ/
B1
英语
~ 4700
义项
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动词
B1
action
1
Make someone suffer for wrongdoing
To make someone suffer because they did something wrong or broke a rule.
用法模式：
to punish [someone] for [something]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'punish' with 'hurt'. 'Punish' is about giving a penalty for bad behavior, not just causing pain without reason.
近义词
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.)
反义词
reward (The opposite action of giving something good for good behavior instead of causing suffering for bad behavior.)
搭配
punish severely
|punish harshly
|punish offenders
|punish crime
|punish wrongdoing
主题
law
|discipline
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
动词
B2
action
2
Cause someone to suffer consequences
To make someone have bad results because of what they did.
用法模式：
to punish [someone] by [doing something]
近义词
penalize (Can be interchangeable in some contexts; often used in formal or official situations.)
反义词
benefit (To give an advantage or good result instead of a negative one.)
搭配
punish economically
|punish politically
|punish financially
主题
consequences
|behavior
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
语法
词典原形
punish
IPA
GB/pˈʌnɪʃ/
US/pˈʌnɪʃ/
音节与重音
pun - ish （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (pun)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: punish
- 3rd Person Singular: punishes
- Present Participle: punishing
- Past: punished
词族
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
相关表达
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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- The regime punishes dissenters with impunity.
- No one should be able to punish others with impunity.