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

A prison is a place where criminals and people waiting for trials are locked up. If you’ve been cooped up in the house, you might feel like you’re stuck inside prison walls. But if you’re not, go outside already.

A person who's been sentenced to time in prison is called a prisoner. Prisons vary, but usually prisoners are confined to a small cell, with time spent in large groups for eating, working, and exercise. If you feel like you're stuck in a place or a situation, you might call that prison: "I can't wait to go home — this summer camp is like a prison!" The Latin root is prension, "laying hold of."

WORD FAMILY

prison: prisoner, prisonlike, prisons+/prisoner: prisoners

USAGE EXAMPLES

The riot was sparked by a clash between two gangs in the prison and reflects shifting allegiances among Brazil’s powerful narco-trafficking groups, authorities said.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

He is serving a 19-month prison sentence for bribery and obstruction of justice.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

There are 59 federal inmates facing such sentences, according to the Bureau of Prisons.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

1n a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

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prison house

Newgate

a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902

bastille

a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)

chokey, choky

British slang (dated) for a prison

nick

(British slang) a prison

panopticon

a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791

state prison

a prison maintained by a state of the U.S.

correctional institution

a penal institution maintained by the government

2n a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

Syn|Hyper

prison house

situation, state of affairs

the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

单词	prison
释义	prison (once / 40 pages) n A prison is a place where criminals and people waiting for trials are locked up. If you’ve been cooped up in the house, you might feel like you’re stuck inside prison walls. But if you’re not, go outside already. A person who's been sentenced to time in prison is called a prisoner. Prisons vary, but usually prisoners are confined to a small cell, with time spent in large groups for eating, working, and exercise. If you feel like you're stuck in a place or a situation, you might call that prison: "I can't wait to go home — this summer camp is like a prison!" The Latin root is prension, "laying hold of." WORD FAMILY prison: prisoner, prisonlike, prisons+/prisoner: prisoners USAGE EXAMPLES The riot was sparked by a clash between two gangs in the prison and reflects shifting allegiances among Brazil’s powerful narco-trafficking groups, authorities said. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) He is serving a 19-month prison sentence for bribery and obstruction of justice. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) There are 59 federal inmates facing such sentences, according to the Bureau of Prisons. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment Syn\|Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper prison house Newgate a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902 bastille a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) chokey, choky British slang (dated) for a prison nick (British slang) a prison panopticon a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791 state prison a prison maintained by a state of the U.S. correctional institution a penal institution maintained by the government 2n a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement Syn\|Hyper prison house situation, state of affairs the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
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