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: ► 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: ► penitentiary (formal) a prison, especially a large one: ► cell a small room where a prisoner is kept: ► dungeon a dark prison that is under a building such as a castle. Dungeons were used in the past: ► custody if someone is in custody, that person is in prison before a trial, or while the police find facts about a crime: 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: ► lock up (informal) to put and keep someone in prison. Use lock up especially when you think someone deserves to be in prison: ► 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: ► imprison (formal) to put and keep someone in prison. Use imprison especially when you think the punishment is wrong or unfair: ► incarcerate (formal) incarcerate means the same as put in prison: ANTONYMS ➔ see free2 |
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