penitentiary

英 [ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri]

美 [ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri]

n.  监狱

BNC.37321 / COCA.17346

牛津词典

noun

• 监狱
  a prison

柯林斯词典

• 监狱
  Apenitentiaryis a prison.

英英释义

noun

• a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
  Synonym:pen

adj

• showing or constituting penance
  1. penitential tears
  2. wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words
  Synonym:penitential
• used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers
  1. penitentiary institutions

双语例句

• Dwight is in lucasville state penitentiary.
  德怀特在卢卡斯威州监狱。
• Generally speaking, felonies are the more serious crimes and are usually punishable by imprisonment in a penitentiary.
  一般来说，重罪是严重的犯罪行为，受到的惩罚是进监狱。
• Fastow be imprisoned in a federal penitentiary in Bastrop, Texas, where he can be treated for his dependency on anti-anxiety medication.
  休斯敦请求把法斯托关押在德克萨斯州巴斯多普的联邦监狱，在那里可以治疗他对抗焦虑药物的依赖性。
• The best stories of this sort usually involve the innocent foreigner being shackled or bundled off to the state penitentiary.
  大多数这类故事通常会涉及无辜的外国人被带上手铐或被匆匆送到国家监狱。
• He knowed him in the moundsville penitentiary.
  他是在蒙斯维尔监狱认识他的。
• International Centre for Sociological, Penal and Penitentiary Research and Studies at Messina
  墨西拿国际社会学、惩罚和教养研究中心
• Hard to believe, I know, but my usually reliable White House insiders tell me that President Bush is trying to decide whether or not to pardon Amy Fisher, now jailed in an upstate penitentiary.
  我知道，这很难令人相信，不过我在白宫里的内线（他的消息通常很可靠）告诉我：布什总统正在考虑是否应该赦免正在上州坐监的埃米・费歇尔。
• An Investigation of AIDS knowledge and Attitude among the Penitentiary Women
  某收容教育所服教妇女艾滋病知识和态度调查分析
• These are located inside the guard tower that sits in front of the Penitentiary.
  这些在位于监狱前面的守卫塔里。
• He escaped from the state penitentiary late last night.
  他昨天深夜从州监狱逃跑了。