/ˈpʌnɪʃəbl ||; ˈpʌnɪʃəbḷ/adj punishable (by sth) (used about a crime, etc) that you can be punished for doing （指罪行等）可处罚的，该惩罚的: a punishable offence 应受惩罚的违法行为In some countries drug smuggling is punishable by death. 在有些国家，贩毒可判处死刑。