BRIT also penalise
V-T If a person or group is penalized for something, they are made to suffer in some way because of it. 处罚 [usu passive]
Some of the players may, on occasion, break the rules and be penalized.
一些选手可能偶尔会犯规并受到处罚。
The tax system heavily penalizes people with high incomes.
此税制极不利于高收入者（对高收入者极不公平）。
The proposed system also penalizes workers who have taken legitimate sick days.
这项提议的制度也对正当休病假的劳工不利。
The solution so far has been to give China a modifier that simply penalizes it for being China.
到目前为止，解决方案是给中国一个修正来惩罚仅仅因为是中国。
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