plural prisons
plural prisons
Learner's definition of PRISON
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: a building where people are kept as punishment for a crime or while they are waiting to go to court监狱；牢房 [count]
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He was in prison at the time.他当时被关在狱中。
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If caught, they're all going to prison.如果被抓，他们都要蹲监狱。
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She was sent/sentenced to prison for robbery.她因抢劫罪被判入狱。
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He was released from prison.他被释放出狱了。
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He's scheduled to get out of prison next month.预计他下个月出狱。
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a prison cell囚室
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a prison guard监狱看守
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an investigation into prison conditions狱中状况调查
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an overhaul of the prison system监狱管理系统的大改革
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prison reform监狱改革
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the prison population在押人数
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an eight-year prison sentence/term八年监禁判决/刑期
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prison time [=the time someone spends in prison]服刑期
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[count] : a place or situation from which you cannot escape难以脱身的地方（或处境）；牢笼；樊笼