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单词 alcatraz
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Al·ca·traz

noun
/ˈælkətræz/
/ˈælkətræz/
  1. a small US island near San Francisco where there is a former prison阿尔卡特拉斯岛(旧金山附近的美属小岛,有一旧时的监狱)
    • The clinic felt like Alcatraz. There was no escape.那家诊所令人感觉像四面环水的监牢,无路可逃。
    CultureThe island was known as ‘the Rock’. The prison was used from 1934 to 1963 for the country's most dangerous prisoners, including Al Capone. It is now a popular tourist attraction.
    Word Originfrom Spanish alcatraz ‘pelicans’, which were once common there.
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