penalty box

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An enclosed bench where a player must remain for timed period (a penalty) that is assessed after an infraction.
    — Both players got to cool their heels for five minutes in their respective penalty boxes after the fight.
  2. The penalty area.
    — At times, Swindon's penalty box resembled a pinball machine.
  3. A temporary punishment, or, metaphorically, a similar setback (e.g., loss of control, embarrassment, etc.). figuratively,idiomatic
    — A visit to the penalty box occurs when the salesman has relinquished control of the sales call by immediately answering the customer's question.

词形变化

penalty boxes plural
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