penitentiary的中文翻译是什么意思

penitentiary

US/ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri/
UK/ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri/

n. <美>监狱

penitentiary柯林斯释义

N-COUNT监狱

A penitentiary is a prison.

    penitentiary英文释义

    Noun

    1. a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes

      Adjective

      1. used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers;

      • penitentiary institutions

      penitentiary场景例句

      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.

      The hotel lies back of a dingy passage and forms a rectangle very a modern penitentiary.

      这家旅馆位于一条阴暗的小道后面,呈一个长方形,同一所现代罪犯教养所十分相似.

      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.

      If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.

      倘使不得已而要对在监狱与白宫里度过四年作一选择的话, 我会说——监狱, 谢谢.

      While he was in the penitentiary her father died and the family broke up.

      他坐牢的时候,她的父亲死了,家庭就拆散了.

      查看更多例句

      penitentiary词性变形

      penitentiaries

      penitentiary近义词

      prison