•Many people think that the death penalty is too severe a punishment for any crime.许多人认为对于无论何种罪行来说，死刑都过于严厉了。

•formal It was always our father who administered/meted out punishments.予以／给予惩罚的人一直是我们的父亲。

•Drink-driving is one case where severe punishment seems to work as a deterrent.酒后驾车是证明严惩似乎能起威慑作用的一个例子。

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•These trucks are designed to take a lot of punishment.这些卡车设计得很耐磨。