n. （因违反法律、规定或合同而受到的）处罚，刑罚；（行为、环境带来的）不利后果，苦难；（体育运动中对犯规者的）判罚，处罚；（足球、橄榄球及类似运动中的）罚球；（桥牌）（叫牌者未完成定约时的）罚分
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复数
penalties
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death penalty死刑
penalty function罚函数；[数]补偿函数
词根：penalty
n.
penalization 惩罚；处罚
vt.
penalize 处罚；处刑；使不利
penalise 惩罚，处罚；使…处于严重不利地位
1.You can withdraw money from the account at any time without penalty.
您可以随时从账户中提款，不收罚金。
2.Bringing back the death penalty would be the ultimate abuse of human rights.
恢复死刑将是对人权最极端恶劣的践踏。
3.Referee Michael Reed had no hesitation in awarding a penalty.
裁判迈克尔·里德毫不犹豫地判了罚球。
4.If convicted for murder, both men could face the death penalty.
如果被判谋杀罪，两人可能都会面临死刑。
5.This party would bitterly oppose the re-introduction of the death penalty.
本党会强烈反对恢复死刑。
6.We do not ask for the death penalty: barbarism must not be met with barbarism.
我们并不要求死刑：不能以暴制暴。
7.Pennsylvania brought back the death penalty in 1978.
宾夕法尼亚州于1978年恢复了死刑。