penalizing
present participle ofpenalize
| 单词 | penalizing |
| 释义 | penalizing present participle ofpenalize penalize verb[T] (UKusuallypenalise)uk/ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/us/ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/penalizeverb[T](CAUSE DISADVANTAGE)tocausesomeone adisadvantage: Thepresenttaxsystempenalizespoorpeople. Thesystemshouldensurethat borrowers are not penalized bysuddenrisesinmortgagerates. Advantage and disadvantage
penalizeverb[T](PUNISH)topunishsomeone forbreakingarule: He was penalized early in thegameforuunsportsmanlikeconduct. Punishing & punishments
Examplesofpenalizingpenalizing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Local conjunction of the derived sub-hierarchies with a constraintpenalizingnull morphology captures the intuition that morphological complexity is associated with marked configurations. From theCambridge English Corpus Unfortunately, this would have the effect ofpenalizingthose unaccompanied asylum seekers between 16 and 18 years of age. From theCambridge English Corpus The energy tax is particularlypenalizingfor the energy sector. From theCambridge English Corpus In this regime we are not acting on (neither boosting norpenalizing) any possible group selection factor. From theCambridge English Corpus All regions have adopted mechanisms forpenalizingproviders who exceed pre-established volume levels (in most cases expressed in expenditure terms). From theCambridge English Corpus In such situations, and to preserve cohesion, the government is likely to seek to influence behaviour by rewarding rather thanpenalizing. From theCambridge English Corpus Penalizinganyone for her genetic composition is contrary to the notion of just desserts. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, there is no ethically justified reason for either requiring a pre-employment genetic test or forpenalizingsomeone for the results of the same. From theCambridge English Corpus This is obtained bypenalizingthe motion of joints with higher inertia-to-torque ratios. From theCambridge English Corpus The c2 -influence is proposed forpenalizingthe changes of actuator lengths. From theCambridge English Corpus This is achieved bypenalizingchromosomes with large number of rules and by rewarding chromosomes with lesser rules. From theCambridge English Corpus This change impacts one hospital more than others, but the board decides that the affected hospital must still maintain its profitability, thereby unfairlypenalizingthat hospital. From theCambridge English Corpus Particularly damaging would be an initial fall in interest rates (penalizingthe early reinvestment of coupons) and a rise later on (hampering the cover of any terminal bequest motive). From theCambridge English Corpus Multiple exchange rate regimes were often used to allow for the cheap purchase of intermediate goods and capital while at the same timepenalizingthe purchase of luxury, non-essential goods. From theCambridge English Corpus I feel that consumption might be considerably reduced bypenalizingpeople who waste electricity or gas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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