punish /'pʌniʃ/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
Chinese translation
- vt. 处罚, 惩罚, 严厉对待
- vi. 惩罚
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /'pʌniʃ/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.95 · Rare
Word forms
punished, punishing, punishes
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