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

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WORD FAMILY

workhouse: workhouses

USAGE EXAMPLES

The new workhouses were seen as the perfect solution—where families were split up, food was minimal and work painful.

Time(Dec 13, 2016)

The company has also been trying to repair its image after MPs likened working practices at its Shirebrook warehouse with those "of a Victorian workhouse".

BBC(Oct 13, 2016)

Many hospitals are ramshackle buildings ranging from portakabins to Victorian workhouses spread across huge sites.

BBC(Sep 16, 2016)

n a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor

Hyper

poorhouse

an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless

n a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months

Hyper

clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer

a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

单词	workhouse
释义	workhouse (once / 2562 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY workhouse: workhouses USAGE EXAMPLES The new workhouses were seen as the perfect solution—where families were split up, food was minimal and work painful. Time(Dec 13, 2016) The company has also been trying to repair its image after MPs likened working practices at its Shirebrook warehouse with those "of a Victorian workhouse". BBC(Oct 13, 2016) Many hospitals are ramshackle buildings ranging from portakabins to Victorian workhouses spread across huge sites. BBC(Sep 16, 2016) 1 n a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor Hyper poorhouse an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless 2 n a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months Hyper clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
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