1. | 惩罚；处罚；刑罚a punishment for breaking a law, rule or contract |
to impose a penalty 予以惩罚 | |
Assault carries a maximum penalty of seven years' imprisonment. 侵犯人身罪可判处最高七年的监禁。 | |
The penalty for travelling without a ticket is £200. 无票乘车的罚款为 200 英镑。 | |
Contractors who fall behind schedule incur heavy financial penalties. 承包商如延误工期将被处以巨额罚款。 | |
a penalty clause in a contract 合同中的惩罚条款 | |
You can withdraw money from the account at any time without penalty . 您可以随时从账户中提款，不收罚金。 |
2. | ~ (of sth) 害处；不利a disadvantage suffered as a result of sth |
One of the penalties of fame is loss of privacy. 成名的弊端之一是失掉了隐私。 |
3. | （对犯规者的）判罚，处罚a disadvantage given to a player or a team when they break a rule |
He incurred a ten-second penalty in the first round. 他在第一轮受到停赛十秒钟的处罚。 |
4. | 点球；罚点球得分a chance to score a goal or point without any defending players, except the goalkeeper , trying to stop it; the goal or point that is given if it is successful. This chance is given because the other team has broken the rules. |
Two minutes later Ford equalized with a penalty. 两分钟后，福特以一记点球将比分扳平。 | |
We were awarded a penalty after a late tackle. 对方铲球犯规后，我们得到了一个点球。 | |
I volunteered to take the penalty(= be the person who tries to score the goal/point) 我自愿主罚点球。 | |
He missed a penalty in the last minute of the game. 在比赛的最后一刻，他罚失了点球。 |
