1Strike with the fist.

他朝她的面部猛击一拳后逃走。

2Press (a button or key on a machine)

1. 2.1punch something in/into Enter information by punching a button or key on a machine.
   he crossed to the VDU on his other desk and punched in a series of numbers

   Example sentencesExamples

   • They'll simultaneously punch random buttons in separate elevators at the Waldorf, and if they emerge on the same floor, it'll be kismet.
   • Alma was sitting on the bed punching buttons into the remote.
   • As one Music TV director put it, editors were ‘just punching images into the [editing] machines, to see how fast we could get them to go.’
   • You only have to punch the information into a drum machine once.
   • So I dutifully began the process of double check for permit/ticket before punching details into my rinky dinky little hand held computer prior to handing out parking ticket.
   • I mumbled something equally articulate in response and then we sort of walked to the desk together to punch our numbers in.
   • With that, he climbs into his Forester and starts punching numbers into the dash-mounted cell phone.
   • ‘That should do it,’ said Suzanne, punching the last button in a final sort of way.
   • After completing the pilot phase, I entered the airborne-tactical officer phase, where I spent most of my days in a simulator, punching buttons in tactical scenarios.
   • ‘Someone has tripped the motion sensor alarm at Bonham Estate,’ they informed him as he punched a few commands into the computer.
   • They did this by punching birthdates into their computer and seeing which single women's names came up.
   • With practiced ease, she punched the right button in the maze of buttons, levers, switches, and dials.
   • As well, many transactions such as banking that used to require fronting up to a real person can now be done by punching numbers into a machine.
   • But then the woman suddenly dropped him and turned back to the elevator, taking her anger out on the buttons as she punched the code in fiercely.
   • She seemed satisfied as he pulled his PDA out and expertly punched her information in.
   • The handlers who are stationed near the dispensing unit receive the cash and punch the amount into the battery-powered machine which prints out the bill.
   • At the beginning of the conflict, target coordinates for bombs were punched in manually.
   • Quickly, he punched the numbers into the machine and then waited for an answer.
   • He phoned elderly Americans and persuaded them to reveal their numbers and then he punched them into a handy machine in his home, which printed the new card.
   • If the card is not working don't keep punching your number in, report it to the bank or ring the police.

3North American Drive (cattle) by prodding them with a stick.

1A blow with the fist.

1. 1.1informal mass noun The strength needed to deliver a blow.
   〈非正式〉（出拳打击时所需要的）力量
   he has the punch to knock out anyone in his division

   他有力量击败他所在级别里的任何选手。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Just when both sides appeared to be settling for a point Nish delivered the killer punch when he popped up at the back post to convert Hamilton's miss-hit shot.
2. 1.2informal in singular The power to impress or attract attention; impact.
   〈非正式〉吸引（或惊人）之力
   photos give their arguments an extra visual punch

   照片给他们的论证增添了额外的直观说服力。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Each slogan landed with the force of a punch and won cheers from a largely conservative crowd of South Dakotan students.
   • This led her to wonder whether fluorescent feathers had more visual punch and were more attractive to potential mates than dimmer feathers.
   • Plus short sentences have more punch and more impact.
   • The film that is funny and serious at the same time, packs an extra punch with a special appearance by Kamal Hasan in his ‘Sandiyar’ avatar.
   • Both music tracks are outstanding, with only the boost of the amplifier giving it an extra punch.
   • Their breakthrough song undoubtedly rocks the venue, with the power punch of a stand-out track.
   • The current crop of adverts simply don't grab the attention and lack punch, said Brahm's creative director, Mike Black.
   • Critics raved about the power and sledgehammer punch of the book.
   • A caffeinated punch adds to its powers of rejuvenation.
   • This week's reader offer from the bookstore carries an extra punch.
   • It gets at an emotional and political truth about the Holocaust, with a power and punch that a realist film could never have managed.
   • It follows too closely in the footsteps of films like Full Metal Jacket and Three Kings, but lacks similar power and punch.
   • Hatton's body work is impressive but the right hook from Magee is the dominant punch.
   • It demonstrates that this tiny work can take such magnification and still pack a visual punch.
   • Change of scale and a riot of color gave this collage an extraordinary punch and visual appeal.
   • The full force of his indomitable logic hits you like a power punch!
   • This makes the book a one-two punch of the visual combined with his autobiographical poetry.
   • The plot may have been plundered on countless occasions by playwrights, film-makers and novelists, but nevertheless its emotional impact still packs a powerful punch.
   • That was more like it - punch, panache and power.
   • Unsurprisingly, they are promising a spectacle to cater for the fans who like their touchdowns to come with an extra punch.

   Synonyms

   vigour, vigorousness, liveliness, vivacity, vitality, force, forcefulness, drive, strength, zest, animation, verve, panache, enthusiasm, impact, bite, kick, effectiveness, influence

   informal oomph, pizzazz, zing, zip

1A device or machine for making holes in materials such as paper, leather, or metal.

2A tool or machine for impressing a design or stamping a die on a material.

1Pierce a hole in (paper, leather, metal, etc.) with or as though with a punch.

1. 1.1 Pierce (a hole) with or as though with a punch.
   用打孔器在（金属、纸张、皮革等）上打孔（或穿孔）
   you can grow the seeds in a yogurt pot with a hole punched in the bottom

   Example sentencesExamples

   • A veritable patchwork of holes had already been punched into the leathery membranes, but it was still not enough.
   • Then I dug out an old belt and punched a new hole at the end.
   • This is easily done via the twin mounting holes punched through the bottom of the safe body.
   • Carefully punch a small hole at each mark for your hanging string.
   • In most manufacturing, the flash hole is simply punched through the bottom of the primer pocket.
   • First, he punched two holes on the side of an empty coffee can.
   • In a small garden, fill plastic rubbish sacks with them, tie the tops, punch a few holes at the bottom, and leave them to rot down in a quiet corner of the garden till next autumn.
   • Of course I used it all the time, to cut leather into strips, to punch holes, to cut small branches; but I knew this was not what he was asking.
   • Small round holes were punched on it in a gridlike pattern before the emulsion was peeled away from its paper backing.
   • Use an awl or pushpin and foam core to punch holes where you want to add stitching.
   • Use this simple tool to punch holes for connecting drip tapes to the supply line.
   • Before attaching the hollow item, a hole was punched through the body pot so that the trapped air would vent into the space of the body.
   • Using a Japanese screw punch, mark and punch a hole through the screen that corresponds with the middle hole in the hinge.
   • The red mulched subplots were obtained by taping a layer of red plastic over the existing layer of black plastic just before the holes were punched.
   • If you punch one hole in a boat, at best, the boat will never sail properly again and, at worst, the whole boat will sink.
   • He punches spy holes in the wooden shutters so when he is indoors he can look out whether he is sitting or standing.
   • Rather than simply punching a straight hole down the center of the tube, the machines three distinct internal bore profiles.
   • Paint a metal-edged vellum gift tag (available at crafts stores) green, and punch a small hole on both ends of the tag.
   • In the instructions it said, go to the right and punch the hole to the right.
   • Some codes could only be understood by placing a sheet of paper punched with holes over the top so that just the relevant letters making up the message could be read.

A drink made from wine or spirits mixed with water, fruit juices, spices, etc., and typically served hot.

1A grotesque, hook-nosed humpbacked buffoon, the chief male character of the Punch and Judy puppet show. Punch is the English variant of a stock character derived ultimately from Italian commedia dell'arte.

2A draught horse of a short-legged thickset breed.