prison
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR A prison is a building where criminals are kept as punishment. 监狱
The prison's inmates are being kept in their cells. 监狱里的囚犯们被关在各自的牢房里。
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prison /ˈprɪzən/ (prisons)
剑桥词典
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- He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn't commit .
- He was sent to a high-security prison.
- If you spend any time in prison, you're labelled as a criminal for the rest of your life .
- The release from prison of two of the terrorists has provoked a public outcry .
- He served a year in prison and was then let out on probation . 返回 prison
a building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment
监狱
Conditions in the prison are said to be appalling . 监狱里的条件据说糟透了。
He's spent a lot of time in prison. 他坐了很长时间的牢。
She went to/was sent to prison for six months . 她入狱6个月。
It was a maximum-security prison (= intended to be especially difficult to escape from). 这是一所戒备森严的监狱。
They should put him in prison and throw away the key ! 他们应该把他关进监狱，永远也别放出来！
a prison cell /sentence /guard 牢房／徒刑／狱监
也见 penitentiary
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the system of keeping people in prisons
监禁，关押；关押制度
the prison system 监狱制度
Do you think prison works ? 你认为监禁有用吗？
Prison (= the time he had spent in prison) hadn't changed him at all. 服刑丝毫没有让他改变。
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a situation or relationship from which it is difficult to escape
樊笼；禁锢
She felt that her marriage had become a prison. 她觉得自己的婚姻变成了牢笼。
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