workhouse是什么意思
2024-02-20 22:53:17
workhouse
n. 劳教所；<英>贫民院
英英释义
Noun
- a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
- a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
例句
用作名词(n.)
- The New York State sentence for a Peeping Tom is six months in the workhouse.纽约州的法律对偷窥者处以6个月劳教。
- The beggar at last resorted to the workhouse .最后，这个乞丐常去济贫院。
- What a wretched life they lived in the workhouse!他们在济贫院里过的生活真悲惨!
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