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TOEFL BNC: 1307 COCA: 1282
prison
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noun /ˈprɪz(ə)n/
singularprison
pluralprisons
  1. [C/U] an institution where people are kept as punishment for committing a crime. The people who stay in prison are called prisoners 监狱
    in prison :

    He's currently in prison for tax fraud. 他目前因骗税正在坐牢。

    go to prison :

    You can go to prison for that, you know. 你可能会因此入狱，你知道的。

    send someone to prison :

    He was sent to prison for armed robbery. 他因持械抢劫而锒铛入狱。

     Synonyms and related words
    Types of prison or detention centre: boot camp, borstal, brig...
    1. a.
      [U] the system of keeping people in prisons as a punishment 监禁制度
       Synonyms and related words
      Punishment in prison: at his/her Majesty's pleasure, concurrent sentence, confinement...
    2. b.
      [U] the experience of being in prison 关押；牢狱生活

      Has prison changed him? 牢狱生活是否改变了他？

       Synonyms and related words
      Punishment in prison: at his/her Majesty's pleasure, concurrent sentence, confinement...
    3. c.
      [only before noun] involving prison, or relating to prison 监狱的；监禁的
      a prison term/sentence (=the period of time someone must stay in prison) 刑期 :

      She could face a ten-year prison term. 她可能会面临 10 年徒刑。

       Synonyms and related words
      Punishment in prison: at his/her Majesty's pleasure, concurrent sentence, confinement...
TOEFL BNC: 1307 COCA: 1282
prison

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRISON | PRISON + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤local地方監獄➤federal聯邦監獄▸➤overcrowded人滿為患的監獄▸➤high-security, maximum-security, supermax (NAmE) 戒備森嚴的監獄；戒備措施最嚴格的監獄➤minimum-security (NAmE) 最低程度設防的監獄▸➤closed, open (especially BrE) 封閉式／開放式監獄◇Open prisons prepare prisoners for life back in the community.開放式監獄使囚犯為重新開始社會生活做好準備。➤private私設的監獄▸➤women's女子監獄➤debtors' (historical) 關押欠債人的監獄▸➤military軍事監獄VERB + PRISON➤go to入獄◇He went to prison for tax evasion.他因逃稅而入獄。➤put sb in, send sb to, throw sb into把某人投進監獄；把某人關入監獄◇She was sent to prison for leaking state secrets.她因泄露國家秘密而被捕入獄。◇He was immediately seized and thrown into prison.他很快就被捕入獄。➤be discharged from, be released from, come out of, get out of從監獄釋放；出獄◇When did he get out of prison?他什麼時候出獄的？➤escape from越獄◇A dangerous criminal has escaped from a maximum-security prison.一名危險的罪犯從戒備森嚴的監獄逃走了。➤avoid, escape避免入獄◇You only escaped prison (= escaped being sent to prison) because of your previous good character.你只是因為以前表現良好才免於監禁。➤face面臨監禁◇She was told by magistrates she could now face prison.她從地方法官處得知她現在有可能面臨監禁。➤build, design建造／設計監獄◇Building new prisons is not going to help lower our incarceration rate.建造新的監獄並不能幫助我們降低監禁率。➤operate, run管理／經營監獄◇It is one of several companies running private prisons across Britain.這是英國經營私人監獄的數家公司之一。PRISON + NOUN➤sentence, term監禁的判刑；刑期▸➤cell, hospital, yard牢房；監獄醫院；監獄的院子▸➤conditions監獄條件▸➤population監押人數➤inmate在監人員▸➤authorities, chaplain, governor, guard, officer, staff, warden, warder (BrE) 監獄當局；監獄牧師；典獄長；監獄守衞；監獄警官；監獄工作人員；獄吏▸➤service, system監獄管理機構；監獄制度➤reform監獄改革PREPOSITION➤at a/the prison在監獄中◇The police are investigating disturbances at the prison.警察正在調查監獄中發生的騷亂。➤in (a/the) prison被監禁；在監獄裏◇How long has her father been in prison?她父親被監禁多長時間了？◇There have been riots in the prison.這所監獄發生過暴亂。
TOEFL BNC: 1307 COCA: 1282
prison noun
⇨ prison (in prison) ⇨ send sb to prison ⇨ jail verb prison

noun

prison ♦︎ jail ♦︎ camp ♦︎ detention centre ♦︎ penitentiary ♦︎ jailhouse ♦︎ correctional facilityThese are all words for a building where people are kept and prevented from leaving. 这些词均表示监狱、看守所。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in prison / jail◆in a prison / jail / camp / detention centre / penitentiary / jailhouse / correctional facility◆a local prison / jail / correctional facility◆a juvenile prison / jail / detention centre / correctional facility◆a women's prison / jail / correctional facility◆to go to / be sent to / be released from / get out of prison / jail◆a prison / jail sentence / term■ prison [countable, uncountable] a large building or group of buildings where people are kept and prevented from leaving, either as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while they are waiting for trial 监狱；牢狱；看守所◆He was sent to prison for five years.他被关押了五年。◆Since 1990, the US prison population (= the total number of prisoners in a country) has almost doubled.自1990年，美国在押人数几乎翻了一番。◆ (especially BrE) Ten prison officers and three inmates needed hospital treatment following the riot.骚乱之后，十名狱警和三名囚犯须入院治疗。◆ (NAmE) prison guards监狱看守  see also imprison , send sb to prison ⇨ jail verb ■ jail (BrE also gaol) dʒeɪl [uncountable, countable] a prison, especially a small or local prison （尤指小型或地方的）监狱◆He will be freed from jail automatically after serving half the term.他将于刑期服满一半后自动获释。◆Woman faces jail for animal cruelty (= newspaper headline).一名女子因虐待动物或遭监禁。   see also jail ⇨ jail verb NOTE 辨析 Prison or jail?In British English there is very little difference between these words. Prison is also used to talk about the system of keeping people in prisons, as well as the building or institution itself. 在英式英语中，这两个词差别极小。prison除了表示监狱建筑或机构，还表示监狱体系◆the prison service / system监狱部门／体系◆the jail service/system In the US a prison is usually a place where people are sent for a long time after they have been found guilty of a crime. A jail is usually a place where people are locked up for a short time, especially until it can be decided what should be done with them next. 在美国，prison通常指罪犯被定罪之后长期服刑的地方，jail通常指临时性关押地，尤其是尚未决定接下来如何处置拘留者时◆He was held overnight at the county jail.他被羁押在县看守所过夜。 Jails are usually smaller than prisons and are usually operated by the local county; prisons are larger and are operated by the state or the US government. However, the terms in prison and in jail are used in exactly the same way. * jail通常比prison规模小，且通常由县级地方政府管理；prison较大，由州政府或美国政府管理。但是in prison和in jail用法完全相同。 ■ camp [countable] (used in compounds 用于复合词) a place where people are kept in huts or tents, especially by a government and often for long periods （尤指政府用作长期安置的）营房，营帐◆Nearly a year after the disaster, many people are still living in refugee camps.灾难过去近一年了，许多人仍然居住在难民营。◆He spent the rest of the war in a prison camp.他在战俘营一直待到战争结束。◆Concentration camps were first used during the Boer War.集中营是在布尔战争期间首次出现的。■ deˈtention centre (BrE) (NAmE deˈtention center) [countable] a prison for young people 少年管教所◆The Juvenile Detention Center is where juveniles are held while awaiting their Juvenile Court hearing.少年管教所是等候少年法庭受理期间少年犯被关押的地方。■ penitentiary ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri [countable] (NAmE) a large prison in the US, especially one for people who have committed serious crimes （美国尤用于关押重犯的大型）监狱◆The execution was carried out at the state penitentiary in Fort Madison.是在麦迪逊堡的州监狱中执行的处决。■ jailhouse ˈdʒeɪlhaʊs [countable] (NAmE) a small local prison, especially in the past （尤指过去的）地方小型监狱◆The jailhouse housed the sheriff and his family as well as the prisoners.这间监狱住着县治安官、他的家人以及囚犯。ⓘ Jailhouse is sometimes used as a less formal word for prison in compounds, and in journalism. * jailhouse有时可以代替prison构成复合词，用于不太正式的场合和新闻报道◆He became something of a jailhouse lawyer (= a prisoner who knows a lot about the law).他差不多成了一名狱中律师。◆Two prisoners die in jailhouse fire (= newspaper headline).两囚犯死于狱中大火。 ■ corˈrectional facility [countable] (especially NAmE, rather formal) a prison or other institution that is intended to improve people's behaviour, usually by punishing them 监狱；劳改所◆The court must decide whether the child should be placed in a correctional facility.法庭必须裁定是否应该把这个孩子关进劳改所。

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