In the boxing ring, he was nothing short of superb, punishing his opponents at will.

在拳击场上，他非常厉害，可以随意击败对手。

For example, Congress passed laws designed to prevent an administration from using its power to punish opponents.

例如，国会通过了旨在防止政府利用权力惩罚反对者的法律。

The Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said suggestions that he is punishing his political opponents following last week's coup attempt are libelous.

土耳其总统埃尔多安表示，那些称我要惩罚政治反对派的言论纯属诽谤，土耳其曾于上周发生军变。

He never doubted that the Federals made a business of harrowing the tenderest feelings of women — particularly of women — in order to punish their opponents.

他从不怀疑联邦政府为了惩罚他们的对手而以伤害女性——尤其是女性——最温柔的感情为业。