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punishing

/puhn-i-shing/US // ˈpʌn ɪ ʃɪŋ //

惩罚性,惩罚性的,惩罚,处罚

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : causing or characterized by harsh or injurious treatment; severe; brutal: The storm was accompanied by punishing winds.

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  • The part is so punishing, even indoors without battling bugs and planes and epic humidity, that it is routinely performed by actors decades younger.

  • The Northern Hemisphere has a punishing heat wave infestationOn Thursday, most of the heat was relegated to the western United States, where temperatures in Montana were forecast to climb into the 100s.

  • For the fourth time in five weeks, a punishing heat wave is set to bake the West and adjacent western Canada.

  • It will mark the third punishing heat wave in the West this summer, including last week’s in the Pacific Northwest and a record-breaking event in mid-June.

  • The punishing heatwave has an incredible jet stream pattern.

  • The Feds are more interesting in finding out who is doing the recruiting rather than punishing those being recruited.

  • The report said the CIA expressed regret for not ultimately punishing him.

  • The king set about punishing Marshal, opposing his attempts to establish his family in their lands in Ireland and Wales.

  • It seems the universe is punishing, violent, random, chaos, and so of course you become controlling.

  • First, doubly punishing the aforementioned players would definitely raise howls from their union, the NFL Players Association.

  • Just suppose you were to try for once, really punishing them when they won't obey you, perhaps they would do it next time.

  • Or else, rendering the pride of Jacob means rewarding, that is, punishing Ninive for the pride they exercised against Jacob.

  • But Judas pursued them close, punishing the profane, of whom he slew thirty thousand men.

  • A God of foresight would prevent evil, and in this way would be saved the trouble of punishing it.

  • To punish a man for his erroneous opinions, is it not punishing him for having been educated differently from yourself?