1. | 处罚;惩罚to make sb suffer because they have broken the law or done sth wrong |
Those responsible for this crime will be severely punished. 犯下这宗罪行的人将受到严厉惩罚。 | |
My parents used to punish me by not letting me watch TV. 过去我父母常以不让我看电视来惩罚我。 | |
He was punished for refusing to answer their questions. 他拒不回答他们的问题,受到了惩罚。 |
2. | ~ sth (by/with sth) 对…判罪;判定…的处罚方式to set the punishment for a particular crime |
In those days murder was always punished with the death penalty. 那个时候,谋杀总是判死罪。 |
3. | ~ yourself (for sth) 责怪(自己);自责to blame yourself for sth that has happened |