punishing

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Punishment.
    — We may not be convinced that God is as involved in historical punishings as the prophet claims, and we may have a strong negative reaction to the claims made for how God acts[…]
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of punish form-of,gerund,participle,present
形容词 adj.
  1. That punishes physically and/or mentally; arduous, gruelling, demanding.
    — Upon Amelia's return from the West Coast in October, George presented her with a punishing schedule of lectures and appointments to promote the new book and solidify her position as America's foremost woman aviator.
  2. Debilitating, harsh. figuratively
    — 1999, Edward Gonzalez, Richard Nuccio, Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, The Rand Forum on Cuba, Rand Corp Others argued that the worst of all outcomes after 40 years of a punishing embargo would be for the United States to adopt policies that might extend the life of a dictatorial regime.

词形变化

more punishing comparative most punishing superlative punishings plural

词汇关系

衍生词
nonpunishing punishingly punishingness unpunishing
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