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单词
penal settlement
释义
penal settlement
in British English
(
ˈpiːn
ə
l ˈsɛt
ə
lmənt
)
noun
another name for
penal colony
penal colony
in British English
(
ˈpiːn
ə
l ˈkɒlənɪ
)
or
penal settlement
noun
a colony used or designated as a place of punishment
an island that has served as a penal colony since Roman times
He had just completed five years in a penal settlement.
Examples of 'penal settlement' in a sentence
penal settlement
He was very friendly to me and told me of the early days when Australia had become a penal settlement, much as Toby had done.
Holt, Victoria
THE BLACK OPAL
It is irritating - and transportation already has a particular meaning: removal or banishment, as of a criminal to a penal settlement.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2014
)
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someone does not know the meaning of the word
someone else
someone gets their fingers burned
someone got out of bed the wrong side
someone has a heart of gold
someone has feet of clay
someone has had their day
someone has made their bed and will have to lie on it
someone-has-made-their-bed-and-will-have-to-lie-on it
someone hasn't seen hide nor hair of someone
someone has one foot in the grave
someone-has-one-foot-in-the-grave
someone has raised their game
someone-has-raised-their-game
someone has shot their bolt
someone has won the battle, but lost the war
someone-has-won-the-battle,-but-lost-the-war
someone is a dark horse
someone is all talk
someone is a soft touch
someone is caught with their pants down
someone-is-caught-with-their-pants-down-
someone is flesh and blood
someone is for the high jump
someone is hanging on by their fingertips
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