英语词汇“penitentiary”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

the abandoned federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island
The murderer served 10 years at the penitentiary in Stillwater.
the North Carolina State Penitentiary
the Ohio State penitentiary

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

He has been out of the penitentiary for one week and the suit is his prison issue.
He helped me get out the penitentiary.
If Kili is a penitentiary, Bikini is the penthouse suite.
Officials said the devices appear similar to two additional bombs that arrived Thursday at a federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan.
Other men in the penitentiary kept garden snakes, rats and pigeons for pets..
The turn-off for the penitentiary appears too suddenly out of flat scrub.
Tom Martell sits in the federal penitentiary at Las Vegas, a prisoner of conscience.
When I arrived back from the penitentiary, Gloria was in my room asleep.

THESAURUS► prison

a large building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime or while they are waiting to go to court for their trial: · He was sentenced to five years in prison.· Wandsworth Prison

► jail

a prison, or a similar smaller building where prisoners are kept for a short time: · This old building is the jail that Butch Cassidy escaped from in 1887.· He was taken to a cell in the Los Angeles County Jail.· 58% of prisoners are in jail for non-violent crimes.· The strikers were harassed, beaten and put in jail for trespassing.· Grover got caught for not paying his taxes and was sent to jail.

► gaol

British English another way of spelling jail: · He spent the night in gaol.

► penitentiary

American English a large prison for people who are guilty of serious crimes: · the Ohio State Penitentiary· The murderer served 10 years at the penitentiary in Stillwater.· the abandoned federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island

► correctional facility

American English formal an official word for a prison: · 1,000 prisoners rioted at the North County Correctional Facility.

► detention centre

British English, detention center American English a place where young people who have done something illegal are kept, because they are too young to go to prison. Also used about a place where people who have entered a country illegally are kept: · Kevin, who had been abandoned by his mother, had been in and out of detention centres all his life.· a juvenile detention center· Harmondsworth detention centre, near Heathrow airport

► open prison

British English a prison in which prisoners have more freedom than in an ordinary prison, usually because their crimes were less serious: · In some open prisons, prisoners are allowed to go home at weekends.

► cell

a small room in a prison or police station, where someone is kept as a punishment: · a prison cell· Conditions were poor, and there were several prisoners to one cell.

Longman Language Activatora place where people are kept as punishment► prison

a large building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime: · Conditions in the prison were shocking.· a maximum security prisonin prison: · Johnson pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison.· The prosecuting lawyers say that Price may face life in prison.be released from prison: · When he was released from prison, Mandela was interviewed in Zambia.prison officials/conditions/regulations etc: · Clayton will be released on Tuesday after serving seven years, prison officials said.prison sentence (=how long someone has to spend in prison): · a fifteen-year prison sentence

► jail

a prison, or similar smaller building where prisoners who are waiting for a trial are kept: · This old building is the jail that Butch Cassidy escaped from in 1887.· Alfassi was taken to a cell in the Los Angeles County jail.in jail: · 58% of prisoners are in jail for non-violent crimes.be put/thrown in jail: · The strikers were harassed, beaten and put in jail for trespassing.go to jail/be sent to jail: · Grover got caught for not paying his taxes and went to jail.jail sentence/term (=how long someone has to spend in jail): · The riots ended with long jail terms for 338 mobsters.

► penitentiary

American a large prison for people who are guilty of serious crimes: · The murderer served 10 years at the penitentiary in Stillwater.· the Ohio State penitentiary· the abandoned federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island

► cell

a small room in a prison or police station, where someone is kept as a punishment: · Conditions were poor, and there were several prisoners to one cell.prison/jail cell: · The prison cells have doors of heavy steel.

► detention centre

British /detention center American a place where young people who have done something illegal are kept, because they are too young to go to prison: · Kevin, who had been abandoned by his mother, had been in and out of detention centres all his life.· a juvenile detention center

WORD SETS► Jail & punishment

borstal, nouncell, nounchain, nounchain gang, nounconcentration camp, nounconcurrent, adjectiveconfinement, nounconvict, nouncorrectional, adjectivecustodial sentence, nouncustody, noundeath row, noundetainee, noundetention, noundetention centre, noundrunk tank, noundungeon, nounfetter, verbfetters, noungaol, gaoler, noungovernor, nounguard, verbgulag, nounhandcuff, verbhandcuffs, nounincarcerate, verbinmate, nouninside, adverbintern, verbinternee, nouninternment, nounjailbreak, nounlabour camp, nounlifer, nounmanacle, nounold lag, nounopen prison, nounoubliette, nounparole, nounparole, verbpen, nounpenal, adjectivepenitentiary, nounpillory, nounpokey, nounpolitical prisoner, nounporridge, nounpreventive detention, nounprison, nounprison camp, nounprisoner, nounprisoner of conscience, nounprisoner of war, nounprison visitor, nounreformatory, nounremand home, nounremission, nounserve, verbshackle, nounshackle, verbsolitary, nounsolitary confinement, nounstretch, nounthumbscrew, nounwarden, nounwarder, nounyardbird, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► federal

· Officials said the devices appear similar to two additional bombs that arrived Thursday at a federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan.· Tom Martell sits in the federal penitentiary at Las Vegas, a prisoner of conscience.· Willie had just spent two years in federal penitentiary.· Aldrich Ames is serving a life sentence at the federal penitentiary at Allenwood, Pa..

单词	penitentiary
释义	penitentiarypen‧i‧ten‧tia‧ry /ˌpenəˈtenʃəri/ noun (plural penitentiaries) [countable] American English Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES the abandoned federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island The murderer served 10 years at the penitentiary in Stillwater. the North Carolina State Penitentiary the Ohio State penitentiary EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He has been out of the penitentiary for one week and the suit is his prison issue. He helped me get out the penitentiary. If Kili is a penitentiary, Bikini is the penthouse suite. Officials said the devices appear similar to two additional bombs that arrived Thursday at a federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan. Other men in the penitentiary kept garden snakes, rats and pigeons for pets.. The turn-off for the penitentiary appears too suddenly out of flat scrub. Tom Martell sits in the federal penitentiary at Las Vegas, a prisoner of conscience. When I arrived back from the penitentiary, Gloria was in my room asleep. Thesaurus THESAURUS► prison a large building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime or while they are waiting to go to court for their trial: · He was sentenced to five years in prison.· Wandsworth Prison ► jail a prison, or a similar smaller building where prisoners are kept for a short time: · This old building is the jail that Butch Cassidy escaped from in 1887.· He was taken to a cell in the Los Angeles County Jail.· 58% of prisoners are in jail for non-violent crimes.· The strikers were harassed, beaten and put in jail for trespassing.· Grover got caught for not paying his taxes and was sent to jail. ► gaol British English another way of spelling jail: · He spent the night in gaol. ► penitentiary American English a large prison for people who are guilty of serious crimes: · the Ohio State Penitentiary· The murderer served 10 years at the penitentiary in Stillwater.· the abandoned federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island ► correctional facility American English formal an official word for a prison: · 1,000 prisoners rioted at the North County Correctional Facility. ► detention centre British English, detention center American English a place where young people who have done something illegal are kept, because they are too young to go to prison. Also used about a place where people who have entered a country illegally are kept: · Kevin, who had been abandoned by his mother, had been in and out of detention centres all his life.· a juvenile detention center· Harmondsworth detention centre, near Heathrow airport ► open prison British English a prison in which prisoners have more freedom than in an ordinary prison, usually because their crimes were less serious: · In some open prisons, prisoners are allowed to go home at weekends. ► cell a small room in a prison or police station, where someone is kept as a punishment: · a prison cell· Conditions were poor, and there were several prisoners to one cell. Longman Language Activatora place where people are kept as punishment► prison a large building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime: · Conditions in the prison were shocking.· a maximum security prisonin prison: · Johnson pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison.· The prosecuting lawyers say that Price may face life in prison.be released from prison: · When he was released from prison, Mandela was interviewed in Zambia.prison officials/conditions/regulations etc: · Clayton will be released on Tuesday after serving seven years, prison officials said.prison sentence (=how long someone has to spend in prison): · a fifteen-year prison sentence ► jail a prison, or similar smaller building where prisoners who are waiting for a trial are kept: · This old building is the jail that Butch Cassidy escaped from in 1887.· Alfassi was taken to a cell in the Los Angeles County jail.in jail: · 58% of prisoners are in jail for non-violent crimes.be put/thrown in jail: · The strikers were harassed, beaten and put in jail for trespassing.go to jail/be sent to jail: · Grover got caught for not paying his taxes and went to jail.jail sentence/term (=how long someone has to spend in jail): · The riots ended with long jail terms for 338 mobsters. ► penitentiary American a large prison for people who are guilty of serious crimes: · The murderer served 10 years at the penitentiary in Stillwater.· the Ohio State penitentiary· the abandoned federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island ► cell a small room in a prison or police station, where someone is kept as a punishment: · Conditions were poor, and there were several prisoners to one cell.prison/jail cell: · The prison cells have doors of heavy steel. ► detention centre British /detention center American a place where young people who have done something illegal are kept, because they are too young to go to prison: · Kevin, who had been abandoned by his mother, had been in and out of detention centres all his life.· a juvenile detention center WORD SETS► Jail & punishment borstal, nouncell, nounchain, nounchain gang, nounconcentration camp, nounconcurrent, adjectiveconfinement, nounconvict, nouncorrectional, adjectivecustodial sentence, nouncustody, noundeath row, noundetainee, noundetention, noundetention centre, noundrunk tank, noundungeon, nounfetter, verbfetters, noungaol, gaoler, noungovernor, nounguard, verbgulag, nounhandcuff, verbhandcuffs, nounincarcerate, verbinmate, nouninside, adverbintern, verbinternee, nouninternment, nounjailbreak, nounlabour camp, nounlifer, nounmanacle, nounold lag, nounopen prison, nounoubliette, nounparole, nounparole, verbpen, nounpenal, adjectivepenitentiary, nounpillory, nounpokey, nounpolitical prisoner, nounporridge, nounpreventive detention, nounprison, nounprison camp, nounprisoner, nounprisoner of conscience, nounprisoner of war, nounprison visitor, nounreformatory, nounremand home, nounremission, nounserve, verbshackle, nounshackle, verbsolitary, nounsolitary confinement, nounstretch, nounthumbscrew, nounwarden, nounwarder, nounyardbird, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► federal · Officials said the devices appear similar to two additional bombs that arrived Thursday at a federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan.· Tom Martell sits in the federal penitentiary at Las Vegas, a prisoner of conscience.· Willie had just spent two years in federal penitentiary.· Aldrich Ames is serving a life sentence at the federal penitentiary at Allenwood, Pa.. a prison – used especially in the names of prisons: the North Carolina state penitentiary► see thesaurus at prison
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