workhouse
英[ˈwɜːkhaʊs]
美[ˈwɜːrkhaʊs]
基本释义
- n.
- 囚犯工厂，贫民习艺所
词性变化
- 复数:workhouses;
实用例句
What a wretched life they lived in the workhouse!
他们在济贫院里过的生活真悲惨!
《简明英汉词典》
The beggar at last resorted to the workhouse.
最后,这个乞丐常去济贫院.
辞典例句
There is always the workhouse.
无论什么时候都有济贫院.
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Stella: The New York State sentence for a Peeping Tom is six months in the workhouse.
史黛拉: 偷窥狂在纽约州的法律是要判六个月工厂劳役的.
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真题例句
In Oliver Twist, e traces an orphan’s progress from the workhouse to the criminal slums of London.
出自-2017年考研阅读原文In Oliver Twist, he traces an orphan's progress from the workhouse to the criminal slums of London.
2017年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ英英释义
Noun
1. a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
2. a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months