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penitentiary [ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃəri]

n. 监狱;
adj. 用作教养的,感化(院)的,教养所的;
复数:: penitentiaries

例句:

  • If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.
    倘使不得已而要对在监狱与白宫里度过四年作一选择的话, 我会说——监狱, 谢谢.
  • He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.
    他在这所州监狱任看守长.
  • Next day Paul was sentenced to three years in the State Penitentiary and taken off.
    第二天,保罗被判三年徒刑,随即解往州监狱.
  • Penitentiary Philosophy gained a lot of attention.
    来自BBC
  • A letter from a lifer describing sex practices in the penitentiary.
    来自J. C. Holmes
  • He requested treatment at Butner after being raped at knifepoint in a Kansas penitentiary.
    来自NEWYORKER