penal
adjective
uk/ˈpiː.nəl/us/ˈpiː.nəl/penaladjective(PUNISHMENT)
[before noun]
of orrelatingtopunishmentgiven bylaw:
刑罚的；惩诫（性）的Manypeoplebelievethatexecutionhas noplacein the penalsystemof acivilizedsociety.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 penalinstitutions(=prison)from theageof 16.他自16岁起多次被捕入狱。
Punishing & punishments
- ankle bracelet
- ankle tag
- attach
- attachment
- bar
- be brought/called to accountidiom
- bring
- discipline
- flay
- flaysomeonealiveidiom
- get what's coming toyouidiom
- grounded
- hair shirt
- spare
- spare the rod and spoil the childidiom
- spot fine
- stringsomeoneup
- swing
- swing for itidiom
- tagging
penaladjective(CAUSING DISADVANTAGE)
UK
having aharmfuleffect;causingdisadvantage:
产生有害影响的；使处于不利地位的；苛刻的Theycomplainedabout the penal and counter-productivetaxrates.他们抱怨税率繁重、不利生产。
Employeesregardedthechildcarechargesas penal.员工们认为托儿费很苛刻。
Dangerous and harmful
- adverse
- adversely
- apocalyptic
- bad actor
- be murder onsomethingidiom
- destructiveness
- detrimental
- devastating
- devastatingly
- do more harm than goodidiom
- insidiousness
- kiss of deathidiom
- malicious
- murder
- negatively
- rogue state
- suicidally
- troublesome
- unholy
- unwholesome