| 词汇 | slap-on-the-wrist |
| 释义 | a slap on the wristphrase informal a gentle warning or punishment: 轻微的警告（或惩罚） give someone a slap on the wristThe police officer gave Minna a slap on the wrist for not wearing her seat belt.警官因为明娜没有系安全带而对她稍稍惩戒了一下。 You'll probably get a slap on the wrist but nothing worse. It seems extraordinary that these people will face no more than a slap on the wrist. We need to make sure that criminals like these get more from the authorities than a slap on the wrist. He escaped a lengthy prison sentence with a light slap on the wrist. See also slapnoun(HIT) a slap on the wrist | American Dictionarya slap on the wristidiom a small punishment when a more severe punishment is deserved: They rob someone on the street and they get a slap on the wrist – thirty days in jail. |
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