penitentiary
US /ˌpen.əˈten.ʃər.i/
UK /ˌpen.əˈten.ʃər.i/
名词
1.
监狱, 劳改所
a prison for people convicted of serious crimes
示例:
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He was sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary.
他被判在州监狱服刑十年。
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The high-security penitentiary houses some of the country's most dangerous criminals.
这座高度戒备的监狱关押着该国一些最危险的罪犯。
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