penalize在英式英语中又作penalise。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
People who drive when they are drunk should be heavily penalized.醉酒驾车的人应受重罚。
Such a system penalized the poor.这种制度妨碍了穷苦人的利益。

［派生词］ penalization n. 惩罚