prison

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n. 监狱, 监禁, 拘留所 vt. 监禁

发音

US /ˈpɹɪzn̩/

词形变化

prisons 复数 prisons prisoned prisoning prisons 三单 yprisoned prisoning 现在分词 prisoned 过去式 prisoned 过去分词

别名

prizen

教材释义与例句

名词

监狱；监禁；拘留所

a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime, or while they are waiting to go to court for their trial

动词

监禁，关押

释义与例句

n. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.

    监狱

    牢狱

    监牢

    班房

    囹仔

    栊仔

    栊仔内

    可数 不可数

    The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.

  2. 2.

    Confinement in prison.

    不可数 可数

    Prison was a harrowing experience for him.

  3. 3.

    Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.

    非正式 可数 比喻 不可数

    The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.

v.
  1. 1.

    To imprison.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

prisonhouse

上位词 3

situation state of affairs correctional institution

下位词 6

nick bastille chokey choky panopticon stateprison

部分词 2

ward cellblock

相关短语

prison chaser prison chasers prison cell [法] 监房, 囚室 prison cells prison labor prison bitch prison bitches prison guard [法] 监狱看守, 狱卒 prison guards prison ring prison officer 监狱官 狱吏 prison officers (prison-officer 的复数) 监狱官 狱吏 prison purse prison purses prison fever [医] 监狱热, 斑疹伤寒

词源

From Middle English prisoun, prison, from Old English prisūn, a borrowing from Old French prison, from Latin prehensiōnem, accusative singular of prehensiō, from the verb prehendō. Doublet of prehension.

来源：wiktionary