Definition of punishing in English:

punishing

adjective ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋˈpənəʃɪŋ

1Physically and mentally demanding; arduous.
the band's punishing tour schedule
Example sentencesExamples
- At the starter's pistol, LaBuff, 23, immediately set a punishing early pace.
- They owned the league's most punishing running game, one that gouged out nearly five yards per carry.
- Despite his accomplishments, Andrew Carnegie will always be most remembered for punishing labor.
- The obvious antidote is not taking on such punishing workloads.
- Family and friends blamed a punishing work schedule for his collapse.
- The sun was in a punishing mood even at four in the evening.
- Those European fires are being fueled in part by a punishing heat wave that's lasted now for more than a week.
- He is insatiable in the quest for honours - often putting himself through a punishing schedule.
- Running 10 miles in a cross chop is punishing in any boat.
- But he can be a punishing runner and has good speed.
- To support her family, Ratcliffe plunged into a punishing work schedule.
- Veteran coach Robert Waseige, who had heart surgery earlier this year, put his squad through a punishing schedule.
- Plus he had a punishing travel schedule to keep in touch with his constituents.
- In the winter, Kathy follows a punishing routine of heavy weight training with the help of personal trainer Mike Smith.
- The only man to retire from the punishing demands of the heavyweight category unbowed by defeat in any fight was Rocky Marciano.
- His punishing straight-line style makes up for a lack of a second gear.
- Skinner also used a second type of punishing stimulus called the bar slap.
- The survivors then had to make a punishing trek to an oasis 22 km away, where Haslam died.
- Getting shipshape in the New Year doesn't have to be punishing or expensive.
- He's a punishing runner with great desire who has improved his speed.
1. 1.1 Severe and debilitating.
  the recession was having a punishing effect on our business
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ariel Sharon vowing there will be no letup in his punishing policies.
  But a private company faces a much more punishing feedback mechanism - namely, bankruptcy - to ensure accountability than any public enterprise.
  Lesson for the kids out there: during a two-week period of punishing humidity, wearing socks is just part of the social contract.
  Bearing most of the costs and almost none of the rewards for their work, the vast majority of recording artists complete their contracts under a punishing cloud of debt.
  With the punishing economic downturn, police officers in many American cities are confronting what they describe as a surge in property crime.
  It was hard to imagine how that merry prankster and mistress of worthy causes could be subject to such punishing mood swings.
  The noise level can be quite punishing, for a start.
  The sense of punishing frustration is heightened by the pounding rain in the opening scene, mirrored later by the emergency fire sprinklers that soak Banek's law offices.
  Seven years later, It began a permanent presence in Cuba to expose the true human cost of the punishing U.S. embargo.
  Police departments generally tend to put a greater emphasis on punishing failure than on rewarding success.
  He believed, as virtually every historian now does, that the Treaty of Versailles was unjust and punishing.
  Kiarostami is on cutting duties again, and his edit makes for moments of punishing suspense.
  Austrian filmmaker Hubert Sauper paints Tanzania as the victim of a complex and punishing dynamic that exists between industrialized nations and the developing world.
  You really do not expect a fellow human being to wantonly attack your livelihood with such punishing vigour and regularity.
  Many Hindus were forced to convert to Islam to escape from the punishing taxes.
  You don't have to be in the path of a catastrophic hurricane to feel its punishing impact.
  There are other applications of punishing procedures.
  Libya's stunning decision yesterday to surrender its weapons of mass destruction followed two decades of international isolation and some of the world's most punishing economic sanctions.

Derivatives

punishingly

adverb

Seth's work is the craft of a maximum minimalist that works exquisitely against the grain of our punishingly complicated, cluttered culture.
Example sentencesExamples
- Considering that his normal training routine is punishingly brutal - two hours, three times a day after a 15-day strengthening course in Portugal - Harrison will thus be in supreme condition.
- Scads of silvery fish leap above the water's punishingly bright surface; not far away, a dolphin crests, hangs suspended above a wave, and vanishes.
- He paid tribute to the dedication of the Department's staff and others who worked punishingly long days in stressful and often distressing conditions during the seven months it took to bring the terrible epidemic under control.
- However, although still punishingly cold at night, the last couple of days have been sunny (the start of spring?

Definition of punishing in US English:

punishing

adjectiveˈpənəSHiNGˈpənəʃɪŋ

1Physically and mentally demanding; arduous.
a punishing eight-city book tour
Example sentencesExamples
- Veteran coach Robert Waseige, who had heart surgery earlier this year, put his squad through a punishing schedule.
- In the winter, Kathy follows a punishing routine of heavy weight training with the help of personal trainer Mike Smith.
- The sun was in a punishing mood even at four in the evening.
- Running 10 miles in a cross chop is punishing in any boat.
- The only man to retire from the punishing demands of the heavyweight category unbowed by defeat in any fight was Rocky Marciano.
- He is insatiable in the quest for honours - often putting himself through a punishing schedule.
- To support her family, Ratcliffe plunged into a punishing work schedule.
- Those European fires are being fueled in part by a punishing heat wave that's lasted now for more than a week.
- The obvious antidote is not taking on such punishing workloads.
- Plus he had a punishing travel schedule to keep in touch with his constituents.
- They owned the league's most punishing running game, one that gouged out nearly five yards per carry.
- Family and friends blamed a punishing work schedule for his collapse.
- His punishing straight-line style makes up for a lack of a second gear.
- The survivors then had to make a punishing trek to an oasis 22 km away, where Haslam died.
- Despite his accomplishments, Andrew Carnegie will always be most remembered for punishing labor.
- But he can be a punishing runner and has good speed.
- Skinner also used a second type of punishing stimulus called the bar slap.
- Getting shipshape in the New Year doesn't have to be punishing or expensive.
- He's a punishing runner with great desire who has improved his speed.
- At the starter's pistol, LaBuff, 23, immediately set a punishing early pace.
1. 1.1 Severe and debilitating.
  the recession was having a punishing effect on our business
  Example sentencesExamples
  Libya's stunning decision yesterday to surrender its weapons of mass destruction followed two decades of international isolation and some of the world's most punishing economic sanctions.
  With the punishing economic downturn, police officers in many American cities are confronting what they describe as a surge in property crime.
  There are other applications of punishing procedures.
  You really do not expect a fellow human being to wantonly attack your livelihood with such punishing vigour and regularity.
  The noise level can be quite punishing, for a start.
  Bearing most of the costs and almost none of the rewards for their work, the vast majority of recording artists complete their contracts under a punishing cloud of debt.
  Many Hindus were forced to convert to Islam to escape from the punishing taxes.
  Austrian filmmaker Hubert Sauper paints Tanzania as the victim of a complex and punishing dynamic that exists between industrialized nations and the developing world.
  Police departments generally tend to put a greater emphasis on punishing failure than on rewarding success.
  You don't have to be in the path of a catastrophic hurricane to feel its punishing impact.
  Kiarostami is on cutting duties again, and his edit makes for moments of punishing suspense.
  But a private company faces a much more punishing feedback mechanism - namely, bankruptcy - to ensure accountability than any public enterprise.
  It was hard to imagine how that merry prankster and mistress of worthy causes could be subject to such punishing mood swings.
  He believed, as virtually every historian now does, that the Treaty of Versailles was unjust and punishing.
  Lesson for the kids out there: during a two-week period of punishing humidity, wearing socks is just part of the social contract.
  The sense of punishing frustration is heightened by the pounding rain in the opening scene, mirrored later by the emergency fire sprinklers that soak Banek's law offices.
  Seven years later, It began a permanent presence in Cuba to expose the true human cost of the punishing U.S. embargo.
  Ariel Sharon vowing there will be no letup in his punishing policies.

单词	punishing
释义	Definition of punishing in English: punishing adjective ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋˈpənəʃɪŋ 1Physically and mentally demanding; arduous. the band's punishing tour schedule Example sentencesExamples At the starter's pistol, LaBuff, 23, immediately set a punishing early pace. They owned the league's most punishing running game, one that gouged out nearly five yards per carry. Despite his accomplishments, Andrew Carnegie will always be most remembered for punishing labor. The obvious antidote is not taking on such punishing workloads. Family and friends blamed a punishing work schedule for his collapse. The sun was in a punishing mood even at four in the evening. Those European fires are being fueled in part by a punishing heat wave that's lasted now for more than a week. He is insatiable in the quest for honours - often putting himself through a punishing schedule. Running 10 miles in a cross chop is punishing in any boat. But he can be a punishing runner and has good speed. To support her family, Ratcliffe plunged into a punishing work schedule. Veteran coach Robert Waseige, who had heart surgery earlier this year, put his squad through a punishing schedule. Plus he had a punishing travel schedule to keep in touch with his constituents. In the winter, Kathy follows a punishing routine of heavy weight training with the help of personal trainer Mike Smith. The only man to retire from the punishing demands of the heavyweight category unbowed by defeat in any fight was Rocky Marciano. His punishing straight-line style makes up for a lack of a second gear. Skinner also used a second type of punishing stimulus called the bar slap. The survivors then had to make a punishing trek to an oasis 22 km away, where Haslam died. Getting shipshape in the New Year doesn't have to be punishing or expensive. He's a punishing runner with great desire who has improved his speed. 1.1 Severe and debilitating. the recession was having a punishing effect on our business Example sentencesExamples Ariel Sharon vowing there will be no letup in his punishing policies. But a private company faces a much more punishing feedback mechanism - namely, bankruptcy - to ensure accountability than any public enterprise. Lesson for the kids out there: during a two-week period of punishing humidity, wearing socks is just part of the social contract. Bearing most of the costs and almost none of the rewards for their work, the vast majority of recording artists complete their contracts under a punishing cloud of debt. With the punishing economic downturn, police officers in many American cities are confronting what they describe as a surge in property crime. It was hard to imagine how that merry prankster and mistress of worthy causes could be subject to such punishing mood swings. The noise level can be quite punishing, for a start. The sense of punishing frustration is heightened by the pounding rain in the opening scene, mirrored later by the emergency fire sprinklers that soak Banek's law offices. Seven years later, It began a permanent presence in Cuba to expose the true human cost of the punishing U.S. embargo. Police departments generally tend to put a greater emphasis on punishing failure than on rewarding success. He believed, as virtually every historian now does, that the Treaty of Versailles was unjust and punishing. Kiarostami is on cutting duties again, and his edit makes for moments of punishing suspense. Austrian filmmaker Hubert Sauper paints Tanzania as the victim of a complex and punishing dynamic that exists between industrialized nations and the developing world. You really do not expect a fellow human being to wantonly attack your livelihood with such punishing vigour and regularity. Many Hindus were forced to convert to Islam to escape from the punishing taxes. You don't have to be in the path of a catastrophic hurricane to feel its punishing impact. There are other applications of punishing procedures. Libya's stunning decision yesterday to surrender its weapons of mass destruction followed two decades of international isolation and some of the world's most punishing economic sanctions. Derivatives punishingly adverb Seth's work is the craft of a maximum minimalist that works exquisitely against the grain of our punishingly complicated, cluttered culture. Example sentencesExamples Considering that his normal training routine is punishingly brutal - two hours, three times a day after a 15-day strengthening course in Portugal - Harrison will thus be in supreme condition. Scads of silvery fish leap above the water's punishingly bright surface; not far away, a dolphin crests, hangs suspended above a wave, and vanishes. He paid tribute to the dedication of the Department's staff and others who worked punishingly long days in stressful and often distressing conditions during the seven months it took to bring the terrible epidemic under control. However, although still punishingly cold at night, the last couple of days have been sunny (the start of spring? Definition of punishing in US English: punishing adjectiveˈpənəSHiNGˈpənəʃɪŋ 1Physically and mentally demanding; arduous. a punishing eight-city book tour Example sentencesExamples Veteran coach Robert Waseige, who had heart surgery earlier this year, put his squad through a punishing schedule. In the winter, Kathy follows a punishing routine of heavy weight training with the help of personal trainer Mike Smith. The sun was in a punishing mood even at four in the evening. Running 10 miles in a cross chop is punishing in any boat. The only man to retire from the punishing demands of the heavyweight category unbowed by defeat in any fight was Rocky Marciano. He is insatiable in the quest for honours - often putting himself through a punishing schedule. To support her family, Ratcliffe plunged into a punishing work schedule. Those European fires are being fueled in part by a punishing heat wave that's lasted now for more than a week. The obvious antidote is not taking on such punishing workloads. Plus he had a punishing travel schedule to keep in touch with his constituents. They owned the league's most punishing running game, one that gouged out nearly five yards per carry. Family and friends blamed a punishing work schedule for his collapse. His punishing straight-line style makes up for a lack of a second gear. The survivors then had to make a punishing trek to an oasis 22 km away, where Haslam died. Despite his accomplishments, Andrew Carnegie will always be most remembered for punishing labor. But he can be a punishing runner and has good speed. Skinner also used a second type of punishing stimulus called the bar slap. Getting shipshape in the New Year doesn't have to be punishing or expensive. He's a punishing runner with great desire who has improved his speed. At the starter's pistol, LaBuff, 23, immediately set a punishing early pace. 1.1 Severe and debilitating. the recession was having a punishing effect on our business Example sentencesExamples Libya's stunning decision yesterday to surrender its weapons of mass destruction followed two decades of international isolation and some of the world's most punishing economic sanctions. With the punishing economic downturn, police officers in many American cities are confronting what they describe as a surge in property crime. There are other applications of punishing procedures. You really do not expect a fellow human being to wantonly attack your livelihood with such punishing vigour and regularity. The noise level can be quite punishing, for a start. Bearing most of the costs and almost none of the rewards for their work, the vast majority of recording artists complete their contracts under a punishing cloud of debt. Many Hindus were forced to convert to Islam to escape from the punishing taxes. Austrian filmmaker Hubert Sauper paints Tanzania as the victim of a complex and punishing dynamic that exists between industrialized nations and the developing world. Police departments generally tend to put a greater emphasis on punishing failure than on rewarding success. You don't have to be in the path of a catastrophic hurricane to feel its punishing impact. Kiarostami is on cutting duties again, and his edit makes for moments of punishing suspense. But a private company faces a much more punishing feedback mechanism - namely, bankruptcy - to ensure accountability than any public enterprise. It was hard to imagine how that merry prankster and mistress of worthy causes could be subject to such punishing mood swings. He believed, as virtually every historian now does, that the Treaty of Versailles was unjust and punishing. Lesson for the kids out there: during a two-week period of punishing humidity, wearing socks is just part of the social contract. The sense of punishing frustration is heightened by the pounding rain in the opening scene, mirrored later by the emergency fire sprinklers that soak Banek's law offices. Seven years later, It began a permanent presence in Cuba to expose the true human cost of the punishing U.S. embargo. Ariel Sharon vowing there will be no letup in his punishing policies.
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