punishment

柯林斯词典

1. N-UNCOUNT Punishment is the act of punishing someone or of being punished. 惩罚
...a group that campaigns against the physical punishment of children. …一个发起运动反对体罚儿童的组织。
2. N-VAR A punishment is a particular way of punishing someone. 处罚方式
The government is proposing tougher punishments for officials convicted of corruption. 该政府正在提议对被判贪污罪的官员予以更严厉的处罚。
3. N-UNCOUNT You can use punishment to refer to severe physical treatment of any kind. 虐待; 糟蹋
Don't expect these boots to take the punishment that gardening will give them. 别指望这样的靴子能经得起园艺活儿的糟蹋。
4. →see also capital punishment , corporal punishment

He advocates the return of capital punishment.
I hope they get the punishment they deserve .
We thought the punishment was rather harsh for such a minor offence .
The severity of the punishment should match the seriousness of the crime .
Obviously what she did was wrong , but I don't think it warranted quite such severe punishment.