punch还可以用作名词，意为重拳击打。pull one's punches，表示言辞委婉、手下留情、不猛烈批评、不用全力，常用于否定句中。

【例句】
Her articles certainly don't pull any punches.
她的文章确实一针见血。

The CEO didn't pull any punch when he told the board that the company was in trouble.
CEO在告知董事会成员公司处于麻烦之中时并没有委婉表达。