| 释义 |
Adjective: punishing púnishing- Resulting in punishment
"the king imposed a punishing tax" - Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
"set a punishing pace"
- arduous, backbreaking, grueling [US], gruelling [Brit, Cdn], hard, heavy, laborious, operose, toilsome
Verb: punish púnish- Impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
"we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
- penalize, penalise [Brit]
See also: effortful, punishingly, punishment, punitive Encyclopedia: Punish |