| 单词 |
prison |
| 释义 |
pris·on /ˈprɪzən/ n. | vt.
I n.
1. 监狱；监禁，关押
a prison cell 牢房
She went to the prison to visit her husband. 她去监狱探望丈夫。
He was sent to prison for life. 他被判终身监禁。
Many people believe that prison isn't a cure for crime. 许多人认为监禁并不能杜绝犯罪。
go to prison 入狱
in prison 在狱中
be cast (或 put) into (或 in) prison 被投入监狱
take sb. to prison 将某人关入监狱
break (out of) prison 越狱
make a prison break for sb. 帮助某人越狱
serve a ten-year prison sentence 服10年徒刑
be sentenced to prison terms of two to eight years 被判处2至8年的刑期
2. 看守所，拘留所
3. 〈喻〉牢狱；樊笼；禁锢，限制
Tom hates school; it's a prison to him. 汤姆不喜欢上学，学校对他来说是个牢笼。
be confined to the domestic prison 被禁锢在家庭的囚笼中
The small apartment is a prison to the big dog. 对那只大狗来说，小小的公寓房间简直是个笼子。
II vt.
〈诗〉〈方〉监禁，关押
[< Or prisun < L prēnsiō a capturing < prehendere to lay hold of; 见 PREHENSILE ] |
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