penalizeKK [ˋpɛnəˏlaɪz] /ˈpɛnəˌlaɪz/發音動詞1處罰、懲罰The company penalizes employees who file their reports late.公司會處罰遲交報告的員工。2判罰、判犯規體育The referee penalized him for holding the other player.裁判以拉人犯規判罰他。3使不利、使處於劣勢常用被動The new tax rules penalize families with only one income.新的稅制對單薪家庭不利。4扣分、扣款You will be penalized for every spelling mistake in the test.考試中每個拼字錯誤都會被扣分。