mete

/miːt/
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a mark, limit, or boundary (esp in the phrase metes and bounds) 界标

verb [vt. 及物动词] 给予;分配;测量

It may make it more difficult for defendants and their boards to mete out punishments. 对被告银行及其的董事的量刑将更加困难。

noun [抽象名词] 边界;测量

On what basis did he mete out the rewards? 他是根据什么决定奖励的?

和meet(v. 会面)一起记
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