meted out 分配/给予
meted justice 给予公正
meted punishment 施加惩罚
meted rewards 给予奖励
1. The judge meted out a heavy fine to the offender.
法官对违规者处以了巨额罚款。
2. Rewards were meted out to the students who helped clean the library.
奖励发给了帮助清理图书馆的学生。
3. In the old days, justice was often meted out by local leaders.
在过去，公正往往由当地领袖来裁定。
A: How did the manager handle the budget surplus?
A：经理是如何处理预算盈余的？
B: He meted out the extra funds to the departments that needed them most.
B：他把多出来的资金分配给了最需要的那些部门。
1) 分配，给予（通常指抽象事物，如惩罚、正义）
2) 量出，测定
3) 按比例发放
1. (动词) 分配，给予；量出；测定
e.g. Justice was meted out to all who violated the rules.
所有违反规则的人都受到了公正的审判。
verb (past tense)
1. to measure and distribute or assign in a specific amount or proportion, especially justice, punishment, or reward.
Synonym: allocated, assigned, dispensed