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mete something out
phrasal verb with meteverbuk /miːt/ us /miːt/present participlemeting | past tense and past participlemeted
formal
to give or order a punishment or make someone receive cruel or unfair treatment: 施加（惩罚）;使受苦;使受到不公正对待
In the past, schoolteachers regularly meted out physical punishment to their pupils.在过去，教师常常体罚学生。
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mete out something | American Dictionary
mete out something
phrasal verb with meteverb
fmlus/ˈmit ˈɑʊt/
to give or order a punishment:
The prison sentence is the toughest meted out to any of the seven athletes who have pleaded guilty.
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