/'pʌnɪʃ; `pʌnɪʃ/
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
(a) ~ sb (for sth) (by/with sth) hurt, imprison, fine, etc sb for wrongdoing 罚、处罚或惩罚某人
*punish those who break the law 惩罚违法者
* He punished the children for their carelessness by making them pay for the damage. 他让孩子赔偿损失, 惩罚他们粗心大意.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (by/with sth) hurt, imprison, fine, etc sb for (wrongdoing) 以（过错）为由处罚某人
*Serious crime must be punished by longer terms of imprisonment. 重罪须处以长期监禁.
2 [Tn] (infml 口) treat (sb) roughly, esp by giving hard blows 粗暴地对待（某人）; （尤指）痛打
*He punished his opponent with fierce punches to the body. 他猛击对手的身体.
* Chapman punished the bowling, ie (in cricket) scored freely from weak bowling. 查普曼把投球手给治了（板球比赛中轻易得分, 因对方投球手技术差）.

v [T]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: punir, from Latin punire, from poena; PAIN¹]
to make someone suffer because they have done something wrong or broken the law
→punishment, punitive punitive
　Smacking is not an acceptable way of punishing a child.
　He promised to punish severely any officials found guilty of electoral fraud.
punish sb for (doing) sth
　It's unfair to punish a whole class for the actions of one or two students.
　They deserve to be punished for putting passengers at risk.
　I felt I was being punished for what my mother had done.
punish sb by doing sth
　My parents decided to punish me by withdrawing financial support.
punish sb with sth
　The House voted to punish the senator with a formal reprimand.
[usually passive]
if a crime is punished in a particular way, anyone who is guilty of it is made to suffer in that way
→punishment, punitive punitivepunish by/with
　In some societies, theft is punished by death.
punish yourself
to make yourself feel guilty or bad for something you have done
　If you fail, don't punish yourself.