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词汇 penal
释义 penal
adjective
uk /ˈpiː.nəl/ us /ˈpiː.nəl/

penaladjective (PUNISHMENT)


[ before noun ]
of or relating to punishment given by law: 刑罚的;惩诫(性)的
Many people believe that execution has no place in the penal system of a civilized society.许多人认为文明社会的刑罚制度中不应有死刑。
He had been in and out of penal institutions (= prison) from the age of 16.他自16岁起多次被捕入狱。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Punishing & punishments
ankle bracelet
ankle tag
attach
ball and chain
bar
be brought/called to accountidiom
discipline
endorsement
fixed penalty
flay
flay someone aliveidiom
get what's coming to youidiom
gross misconduct
penalty
sentence
skin someone aliveidiom
slam dunk
sort
sort something out
spare the rod and spoil the childidiom

penaladjective (CAUSING DISADVANTAGE)


UK
having a harmful effect; causing disadvantage: 产生有害影响的;使处于不利地位的;苛刻的
They complained about the penal and counter-productive tax rates.他们抱怨税率繁重、不利生产。
Employees regarded the childcare charges as penal.员工们认为托儿费很苛刻。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Dangerous and harmful
adverse
adverse conditions
adverse effect
adverse publicity
adverse reaction
deleteriously
destabilizing
destructive
destructively
destructiveness
inimical
inimically
injurious
injuriously
insidious
self-destruction
self-destructive
stinking thinking
toxicity
treacherously

penal | American Dictionary


penal
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˈpi·nəl/
of or connected with punishment given by law:
the penal system
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