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penitentiary

英 [ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri]

美 [ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri]

n.  监狱

BNC.37321 / COCA.17346

牛津词典

    noun

    • 监狱
      a prison

      柯林斯词典

      • 监狱
        Apenitentiaryis a prison.

        英英释义

        noun

        • a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
            Synonym:pen

          adj

          • showing or constituting penance
            1. penitential tears
            2. wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words
            Synonym:penitential
          • used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
            1. penitentiary institutions

          双语例句

          • And I'll have you shipped to alder penitentiary.
            我会把你运送到阿尔德监狱。
          • Generally speaking, felonies are the more serious crimes and are usually punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary.
            一般来说,重罪是严重的犯罪行为,受到的惩罚是进监狱。
          • She was placed in the Dublin penitentiary for dealing in drugs by telephone.
            她因通过德律风做毒品交易而被囚于都柏林监狱。
          • Dwight is in lucasville state penitentiary.
            德怀特在卢卡斯威州监狱。
          • Xie Jin must have been particularly moved: he hired Zhao to star in a movie, Nu Er Gu ( Penitentiary Angel).
            相信谢晋尢其感动:他在一部电影《女儿谷》(落难俏佳人)中起用了赵薇。
          • Do you know anyone at the Kansas State penitentiary?
            你认识肯萨斯州监狱里的人吗?
          • He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.
            他在这所州监狱任看守长。
          • He just got out the penitentiary.
            他刚从教养所出来。
          • Next day Paul was sentenced to three years in the State Penitentiary and taken off.
            第二天,保罗被判三年徒刑,随即解往州监狱。
          • Therefore, we need to do an educated modern people, obviously, the penitentiary was not born, is an acquired culture.
            所以我们要做一个有教养的现代人,显然,教养不是天生的,是后天培养的。