mete out

/miːt aʊt/ 55
To mete out a punishment means to order that someone should be punished in a certain way. 对…施以 (处罚)

verb [vt. 及物动词]分配、分发或给予(某物):通常用于指分配惩罚等不愉快的事物。

His father meted out punishment with a slipper.
他父亲用一只拖鞋来进行处罚。

mete out 出现在下面的课文中
Lesson 35 Justice was done mete out 动词: 给予,处置
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