penalty

penaltypenaltyD.J.:[ˈpenəlti]K.K.:[ˈpɛnəlti]n.1.■惩罚, 处罚If you knock the ball with your hand in football, you will suffer a penalty.如果在踢足球时你用手碰到球, 你将受到处罚。2.■不利后果, 损失One of the penalties of fame is that people point at you in the street.当了名人的麻烦之一是人们在街上对你指指点点。

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penaltypenalty[ˈpenlti]n.1.■刑罚; 惩罚; 罚金2.■(游戏, 运动等中的)罚;【体】罚点球; (打牌中的)罚点3.■障碍, 不利, 困难4.■报应the penalty for speeding(驾驶车)超速罚款penalty area(足球)罚球区penalty clause[美]“私人冒用者必罚”

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参考词汇penalty;punishment;都含“惩罚”的意思。1.■penalty 侧重“处罚所采取的具体形式, 如囚禁、罚款、剥夺权利等”, 如:forbidden under penalty of death违者处以死刑。2.■punishment 一般指“因作了错事或坏事而受到惩处”, 含有“维护法制纪律”、“儆戒他人”的意思, 如:The punishment for murder is death.杀人者处死刑。