They got punished by the teacher.是什么意思？

They got punished by the teacher.

他们受到了教师的惩罚。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

got

v. 得到(get的过去式和过去分词)，抓住，说服，受到（惩罚等）；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

punished

v. 罚( punish的过去式和过去分词 )，处罚，粗暴地对待，痛打；

例句
He was punished for his impertinence.
他因为冒失无礼受到惩罚。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

teacher

n. 教师，教员，老师，先生，[航]教练机；

例句
He was now a teacher and a respectable member of the community.
他现在是一位教师，并且是社区内受人尊敬的一员。