prison

US /ˈprɪz.ən/
UK /ˈprɪz.ən/
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1.

监狱, 牢房

a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial

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He spent ten years in prison for robbery.
他因抢劫罪在监狱里待了十年。
The new prison will house over 500 inmates.
监狱将容纳500多名囚犯。
1.

监禁, 关押

to put or keep someone in prison

:
The judge decided to prison the repeat offender.
法官决定监禁这名惯犯。
They threatened to prison him if he didn't cooperate.
他们威胁说,如果他不合作,就把他关进监狱