首页英语词典punishingpunishing英英释意

punishing

美['pʌnɪʃɪŋ]
  • adj. 严厉的;打击沉重的;精疲力尽的
  • v. 惩罚;折磨(punish的ing形式)

英英释意


1. resulting in punishment;
"the king imposed a punishing tax"
2. characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort;
"worked their arduous way up the mining valley"
"a grueling campaign"
"hard labor"
"heavy work"
"heavy going"
"spent many laborious hours on the project"
"set a punishing pace"