In the Middle Ages, a favourite punishment was to gouge out a prisoner's eyes.
在中世纪, 惩罚犯人最常用的办法是剜眼睛.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The murderer attempted to escape from law punishment by spoiling his own face.
那个杀人犯企图自毁容貌以逃脱法律的惩罚.
《简明英汉词典》
Don't expect these types of boot to take the punishment that gardening will give them.
不要指望能穿着这类靴子去干园艺活儿,它们没那么耐穿耐磨。
柯林斯词典例句库
It's a question of finding the mean between too lenient treatment and too severe punishment.
问题是要找出处理过宽和处罚过严的折中办法.
《简明英汉词典》