penitentiary
英 [,penɪ'tenʃ(ə)rɪ]
美[,pɛnɪ'tɛnʃəri]
- adj. 应处监禁的；监禁的；忏悔的（等于penitential）
- n. 监狱；教养所；宗教裁判所
英英释意
- 1. a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
双语例句
- 1. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.
- 他在这所州监狱任看守长.
来自辞典例句
- 3. 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.
来自辞典例句
- 4. While he was in the penitentiary her father died and the family broke up.
- 他坐牢的时候,她的父亲死了,家庭就拆散了.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Now , you remember when you went to visit my pop in Lewisburg Penitentiary?
- 还记得你去路易斯堡监狱探望过我父亲 吗 ?
来自电影对白