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单词 drunk tank
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Definition of drunk tank in English:

drunk tank

noun
North American informal
  • A large prison cell for the detention of drunks.

    〈北美,非正式〉酗酒者监禁室

    he woke up in the drunk tank
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A bored police officer decides to have fun with 3 guys in the drunk tank.
    • There's nothing quite like watching adults vomit in public and get hauled away to the drunk tank.
    • ‘It was like being in Vancouver's drunk tank on a Saturday night,’ he says.
    • Each year brings with it drunken fist fights and people making unplanned visits to the hospital or drunk tank.
    • From the drunk tank cops noticed the trickle of blood at the end of his stump that Harriman had ignored for years.
    • Jack gets thrown in the drunk tank where he's beaten by his cellmate and then by the local sheriff, who also happens to be running for Congress.
    • He believes there should be counsellors on staff at the drunk tanks.
    • He did make me smile once though when he told the story of spending the night in the drunk tank after being at the Black Dog.
    • Ambulance service chiefs are hoping to set up an ‘alcohol triage centre’ - sometimes called a drunk tank - in a Leeds chapel's community room, normally used by slimming clubs.
    Synonyms
    dungeon, oubliette, lock-up, prison

Definition of drunk tank in US English:

drunk tank

noun
North American informal
  • A large prison cell for the detention of drunks.

    〈北美,非正式〉酗酒者监禁室

    he woke up in the drunk tank
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A bored police officer decides to have fun with 3 guys in the drunk tank.
    • He believes there should be counsellors on staff at the drunk tanks.
    • He did make me smile once though when he told the story of spending the night in the drunk tank after being at the Black Dog.
    • Each year brings with it drunken fist fights and people making unplanned visits to the hospital or drunk tank.
    • From the drunk tank cops noticed the trickle of blood at the end of his stump that Harriman had ignored for years.
    • ‘It was like being in Vancouver's drunk tank on a Saturday night,’ he says.
    • Jack gets thrown in the drunk tank where he's beaten by his cellmate and then by the local sheriff, who also happens to be running for Congress.
    • There's nothing quite like watching adults vomit in public and get hauled away to the drunk tank.
    • Ambulance service chiefs are hoping to set up an ‘alcohol triage centre’ - sometimes called a drunk tank - in a Leeds chapel's community room, normally used by slimming clubs.
    Synonyms
    dungeon, oubliette, lock-up, prison
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