penalty['penlti]

n. 刑法,处罚,惩罚,体罚

复　数：pen·al·ties

the act of punishing
[同] penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment
a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
[反] advantage, reward

[例]

neglected his health and paid the penalty
(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game

A penaltyclause was written into the contract.
在合同中写入了一项罚款条款。
The ref just gave City a penalty.
裁判刚罚了市队一个球。
They've built a wall of players for a penaltyshot.
他们筑起一堵人墙准备对付罚点球射门。
I got a time penaltyof 12 seconds.
我被罚12秒。
He inflicted severe penalties on the prisoners.
他对囚犯施加苛刑。
They are building a wall of player for a penaltyshoot.
他们筑一堵人墙准备对付罚点球的射门。
The penaltydoes not balance with the offense.
刑罚与罪过不相称。
Double for penalty.
加倍。
He kicked a penaltygoal in the football match.
在这场足球赛中，他主罚，踢进了一个球。
The penaltyclause was hidden in the small print.
惩罚条款印在不起眼的小号字体部分。
One of the penaltiesof fame is loss of privacy.
成名的弊端之一是失去了私人活动自由。
Liverpool were given a penaltywhen one of their opponents handled the ball.
利物浦队因对方一队员用手触球而得到一个罚球。
One of the penaltiesof 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。
She has paid the penaltyfor her crimes with five years in prison.
她因犯罪受到惩罚被判刑五年。

1. 处罚;刑罚UC( for)

There are now stiffer penalties for drunken drivers.

现在对酗酒开车的处罚更严厉了。

2. 罚款C( for)

The penalty for spitting is US$10.

随地吐痰罚款十美金。

3. 【体】犯规的处罚;罚球C

The referee gave a penalty.

裁判处以罚球。

4. (行为等造成的)不利结果;损失;苦难C( of/for)

He had to pay the penalties for telling lies.

他因撒谎而不得不自食苦果。