penalize

verb
🔊/ˈpiːnəlaɪz/
🔊/ˈpiːnəlaɪz/
(British English also penalise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they penalize
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he / she / it penalizes
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past simple penalized
🔊/ˈpiːnəlaɪzd/
🔊/ˈpiːnəlaɪzd/
past participle penalized
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-ing form penalizing
🔊/ˈpiːnəlaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. penalize somebody (for something) to punish somebody for breaking a rule or law by making them suffer a disadvantage处罚;惩罚;处以刑罚
    • You will be penalized for poor spelling.你拼写不好将会扣分。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • Students will be penalized for mistakes in spelling and grammar.学生会因为拼写和语法错误而受到处罚。
    • The law is designed to reward those who conserve and penalize those who pollute.该法律旨在奖励那些养护和惩罚污染者。
    Topics Crime and punishmentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • heavily
    • severely
    • unfairly
    preposition
    • for
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  2. to punish somebody for breaking a rule in a sport or game by giving an advantage to their opponent(体育运动中)判罚
    • penalize somebody (for something) He was penalized for time-wasting.他因拖延时间而受罚。🔊🔊
    • penalize something Foul play will be severely penalized.比赛犯规将受到严厉处罚。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • heavily
    • severely
    • unfairly
    preposition
    • for
    See full entry
  3. penalize somebody to put somebody at a disadvantage by treating them unfairly置于不利地位;不公正地对待
    • The new law appears to penalize the poorest members of society.新法规似乎不利于社会中的最贫困者。🔊🔊
    • He felt penalized because of his age.由于年龄原因,他感到受了惩罚。
    Extra Examples
    • He claims that he was unfairly penalized.他声称受到了不公正的处罚。
    • It is wrong for women to be financially penalized when they have children.妇女生育子女时受到经济处罚是错误的。
    • Under the tax, each adult in the household had to pay, which penalized larger families.根据税法,家庭中的每个成年人都必须支付,这惩罚了较大的家庭。
    • Will he be penalized for absence due to ill health?他因身体欠佳缺席会受罚吗?
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • heavily
    • severely
    • unfairly
    preposition
    • for
    See full entry