penalty

复数：penalties

1. [C]惩罚,处罚 a punishment for breaking a law, rule
2. [C]不利后果,损失 suffering or loss that is the result of one's unwise action or of sb's condition or situation

• give a penalty处罚
• impose a penalty予以惩罚
• pay the penalty受到惩罚

• light penalty轻罚
• severe penalty严厉的处罚
• the full penalty全部代价

• death penalty死刑

• penalty for为…受处罚

death penalty死刑

penalty function罚函数；[数]补偿函数

penalty for罚金；对…的处罚

administrative penalty行政处罚

penalty area罚球区，禁区

penalty kick罚点球，罚球

penalty spot罚球点

pay the penalty得报应，受惩罚

penalty factor惩罚因子

penalty shootout点球大战

penalty cost亏损；违约成本

penalty shot[篮]罚球；[冰]罚任意球

penalty goal罚球得分；罚进的球

penalty box（冰球、曲棍球）被罚下场的队员座席

1. A penalty clause was written into the contract.
   在合同中写入了一项罚款条款。
2. She has paid the penalty for her crimes with five years in prison.
   她因犯罪受到惩罚被判刑五年。
3. One of the penalties of fame is that people point at you on the street.
   当了名人的麻烦之一是在街上被人指指点点。
4. One of the penalties of fame is loss of privacy.
   成名的弊端之一是失去了私人活动自由。
5. He was brought down in the penalty area.
   他在罚球区被对方撞倒。