penalize
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pe·nal·ize (also penalise British English) /ˈpiːnəl-aɪz $ ˈpiː-, ˈpe-/ verb [transitive] 1 UNFAIRto punish someone or treat them unfairly 处罚，惩罚；不公平对待penalize somebody for (doing) something Two students were penalized very differently for the same offence. 两名学生犯了同样的过错，受到的处罚却大不相同。 Women feel professionally penalized for taking time off to raise children. 女性认为休假带孩子在职业上对自己不利。2 PUNISHto punish a team or player in sports by giving an advantage to the other team 〔在体育运动中〕判罚 The team was penalized for wasting time. 该队因拖延时间而受到处罚。→ See Verb table
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penalize• How would it be monitored and regulated to ensure that those who cheated were penalized?• It is unfair that the whole class should be penalized because of the bad behaviour of a few students.• New laws will penalize firms that continue to pollute the environment.• It would penalize foreign companies for energy investments in those two nations -- even if legal under their own laws.• The Government will decide over the next few weeks whether to penalize Gloucestershire for overspending.• The House of Representatives voted to penalize him for ethics violations.• Why should I be penalized just because everyone else did a bad job?• The proposed energy taxes would unfairly penalize people living in rural areas.• Some religious conservatives have opposed the act, saying it unfairly penalizes people to overprotect lesser forms of life.• The overall aim is to ensure that the welfare state encourages rather than penalizes personal initiative.• Legislation is pending in Sacramento and Washington that would penalize prisoners who file lawsuits that are later judged to be frivolous.• Darwinians have usually chosen to discuss genes whose phenotypic effects benefit, or penalize, the survival and reproduction of whole bodies.• Wallace was penalized twice for false starts.penalize somebody for (doing) something• The state government was willing to bend the rules where necessary to stop penalizing employers for creating jobs.• It would penalize foreign companies for energy investments in those two nations -- even if legal under their own laws.• They will not penalize their employees for leaving to take a child to the doctor.• The Government will decide over the next few weeks whether to penalize Gloucestershire for overspending.• I thought you could be penalized only for the actual time you were late.pe·nal·ize verbChineseSyllable
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penalize
pe‧nal‧ize
(also penalise British English) /ˈpiːnəl-aɪz $ ˈpiː-, ˈpe-/ verb [transitive]
1. to punish someone or treat them unfairly
penalize somebody for (doing) something
Two students were penalized very differently for the same offence.
Women feel professionally penalized for taking time off to raise children.
2. to punish a team or player in sports by giving an advantage to the other team:
The team was penalized for wasting time.
▪ punish to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something wrong or broken the law: Drug smugglers are severely punished. | She wanted to punish him for deceiving her.
▪fine to make someone pay money as a punishment: The company was fined for safety violations.
▪sentence if a judge sentences a criminal, he or she gives them an official punishment, usually sending them to prison for a period of time: The judge sentenced Margolis to a year in prison.
▪penalize (also penalise British English) to officially punish someone, especially by taking away their right to do something or by limiting their freedom in some way: New laws will penalize firms that continue to pollute the environment.
▪discipline to punish someone who has broken the rules of an organization that they belong to or work for: Officers are expected to discipline soldiers who do not keep their uniforms in good condition.
▪come down hard on somebody informal to punish someone or criticize them severely: The judge came down hard on Harris, saying that his crime was ‘inexcusable’.
▪make an example of somebody to punish someone so that other people are afraid to do the same thing: Athletics officials felt they had to make an example of him for using banned drugs.
▪teach somebody a lesson informal to do something in order to show someone that they must not do something again, when they have behaved very badly: I didn't want to hurt him - I just wanted teach him a lesson. | Maybe a night in jail will teach him a lesson.
▪make somebody pay (for something) informal to make someone wish they had never done something, by making them suffer: We should make him pay for all the mischief he's caused!
pe‧nal‧ize
(also penalise British English) /ˈpiːnəl-aɪz $ ˈpiː-, ˈpe-/ verb [transitive]1. to punish someone or treat them unfairly
penalize somebody for (doing) something
2. to punish a team or player in sports by giving an advantage to the other team:
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