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punished

🇬🇧 UK/'pʌnɪʃ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Having received a penalty for wrongdoing or an offense.

受到惩罚的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
punpunish, penalty
+
ishsomewhat, resembling
+
edpast tense / completed
=punished

Common Collocations

  • 1.severely punished受到严厉惩罚
  • 2.unjustly punished受到不公正惩罚
  • 3.punished for wrongdoing因不当行为受罚
  • 4.[harshly punished]受到严酷惩处

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The student was punished for cheating on the exam.

  • 2.

    He felt he was being punished unfairly for a minor mistake.

  • 3.

    Those who break the law must be punished accordingly.

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