To spank with a paddle, especially as a punishment.

用木板打，尤指作为一种惩罚。

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The company may be willing to give you some severance, especially if you can point to someone different from you who didn’t get as severe a punishment.

公司有可能愿意给你支付一笔解雇金，特别是当你能指出其他一些人没有得到这笔钱，以此作为要挟。

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Dinner was over; nevertheless, as my misfortune was hardly my fault, I did not expect condign punishment, especially as the dispenser was a woman.

晚宴早已过去了；但是，我的不幸不能说是我的过失，我并没有预料到应得的处罚，特别是惩罚的执行者还是个女人。

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