英['pʌnɪʃɪŋ]美['pʌnɪʃɪŋ]
adjective(形容词)noun(名词)
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adjective(形容词)noun(名词)
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Something punishing is extremely physically difficult to do. On a very hot, humid day, even a 5K is a punishing race to run.
Anything that exhausts you because it's so demanding can be described with the adjective punishing. A punishing hike leaves you gasping and applying bandages to your blisters. A punishing argument with your family is more mentally arduous. Sometimes, punishing things weaken or debilitate: “The lack of snow had a punishing result for the ski industry.” Rarely, punishing also means “leading to punishment.”
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词根:punish
adj.punitive惩罚性的;刑罚的
punishable可罚的;该罚的
punitory惩罚的;刑罚的
adv.punitively惩罚地;刑罚的
n.punishment惩罚;严厉对待,虐待
vi.punish惩罚
vt.punish惩罚;严厉对待;贪婪地吃喝