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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 监狱
[jiānyù]
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noun
prison
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 监狱
[jiānyù]
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1.
名
国家执行刑罚的机构;关押犯人的处所。
Examples
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从监狱里逃出去
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escape from prison
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在监狱改造多年,他觉得自己得到了重生。
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He felt reborn after being reformed in prison over several years.
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这个监狱的监规很人性化,得到犯人们的好评。
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The regulations of this prison are human-friendly, and receive a good appraisal from the prisoners.
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他坑蒙拐骗,无恶不做,迟早是要进监狱的!
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He will be imprisoned sooner or later for committing swindles and every crime imaginable.
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这个监狱是专门关押少年犯的。
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This prison is specially built for juvenile delinquents.
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他已经进过好几次监狱了,真是个屡教不改的顽凶。
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He has been put into prison several times. He is really a bad man who refuses to mend his ways in spite of repeated admonition.
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由于官场黑暗,监狱里瘐毙的人很多。
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Because of corrupt official circles, many people are tortured to death in prison.
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他已经在这座小城的监狱里当了20年的狱吏了。
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He has been warder in the small town's prison for 20 years.
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监狱为防止犯人逃走,在四周的围墙上布满了铁丝网。
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To prevent the prisoners from escaping, they have laid iron wires around the prison.
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他在监狱中服了3年刑。
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He served a three-year prison sentence.
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