英语词汇“prison”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

prisonprison /ˈprɪzən/ noun 1 a building or room where criminals are kept (nouns)► prison

a large building where criminals are sent to stay as punishment for a crime:

She was sent to prison for five years because of the robbery.

He spent 26 years in prison for killing a policeman.

► jail

a prison, or a place where people who have been charged with a crime are kept before they are judged in a court of law. Jail sounds more informal than prison:

He is being held in the LA County Jail until his trial.

Curtis has been in jail for nearly nine years.

► penitentiary (formal)

a prison, especially a large one:

The judge sent her to the state penitentiary for five years.

► cell

a small room where a prisoner is kept:

Some prisoners were locked up in their cells for 24 hours a day.

► dungeon

a dark prison that is under a building such as a castle. Dungeons were used in the past:

He was captured by the king and thrown in the dungeon.

► custody

if someone is in custody, that person is in prison before a trial, or while the police find facts about a crime:

Your son will be held in custody until the trial date.

When the plane landed, the men were taken into custody by the FBI.

2 to make someone be kept in a prison (verbs)► put someone in prison/jail also send someone to prison/jail

to officially order someone to be taken to a prison or jail and kept there:

Police put the young man in jail overnight for drunk driving.

If Rogers is found guilty of murder, he could be sent to prison for life.

► lock up (informal)

to put and keep someone in prison. Use lock up especially when you think someone deserves to be in prison:

I think rapists should be locked up for the rest of their lives.

► jail

to put and keep someone in prison as a punishment, or to keep someone in prison before he or she goes to court to be judged for a crime. Jail is used especially in newspaper reports:

Most of the local drug dealers have now been jailed.

► imprison (formal)

to put and keep someone in prison. Use imprison especially when you think the punishment is wrong or unfair:

Government forces imprisoned and beat many of the protesters.

► incarcerate (formal)

incarcerate means the same as put in prison:

Williams has been incarcerated for the murder since 1996.

ANTONYMS ➔ see free2

单词	prison
例句	prisonprison /ˈprɪzən/ noun 1 a building or room where criminals are kept (nouns)► prison a large building where criminals are sent to stay as punishment for a crime: She was sent to prison for five years because of the robbery. He spent 26 years in prison for killing a policeman. ► jail a prison, or a place where people who have been charged with a crime are kept before they are judged in a court of law. Jail sounds more informal than prison: He is being held in the LA County Jail until his trial. Curtis has been in jail for nearly nine years. ► penitentiary (formal) a prison, especially a large one: The judge sent her to the state penitentiary for five years. ► cell a small room where a prisoner is kept: Some prisoners were locked up in their cells for 24 hours a day. ► dungeon a dark prison that is under a building such as a castle. Dungeons were used in the past: He was captured by the king and thrown in the dungeon. ► custody if someone is in custody, that person is in prison before a trial, or while the police find facts about a crime: Your son will be held in custody until the trial date. When the plane landed, the men were taken into custody by the FBI. 2 to make someone be kept in a prison (verbs)► put someone in prison/jail also send someone to prison/jail to officially order someone to be taken to a prison or jail and kept there: Police put the young man in jail overnight for drunk driving. If Rogers is found guilty of murder, he could be sent to prison for life. ► lock up (informal) to put and keep someone in prison. Use lock up especially when you think someone deserves to be in prison: I think rapists should be locked up for the rest of their lives. ► jail to put and keep someone in prison as a punishment, or to keep someone in prison before he or she goes to court to be judged for a crime. Jail is used especially in newspaper reports: Most of the local drug dealers have now been jailed. ► imprison (formal) to put and keep someone in prison. Use imprison especially when you think the punishment is wrong or unfair: Government forces imprisoned and beat many of the protesters. ► incarcerate (formal) incarcerate means the same as put in prison: Williams has been incarcerated for the murder since 1996. ANTONYMS ➔ see free2
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