the infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offence
处罚;惩罚;刑罚
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crime demands just punishment. 犯罪该得到应有的惩罚。
the penalty inflicted
受到的处罚(或惩罚)
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she assisted her husband to escape punishment for the crime 她帮着有罪的丈夫逃脱惩罚
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[count noun]
he approved of stiff punishments for criminals. 他赞成对罪犯严惩不贷。
〈非正式〉 粗暴的待遇(或处理);损害
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your machine can take a fair amount of punishment before falling to bits. 你的机器还能折腾一番才会散架。
"late Middle English: from Old French