penitentiary [ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri]

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单词级别

第11级

基本释义

n.感化院；监狱

英英释义

US for a prison (= building in which criminals are kept )

参考例句

He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary. 他在这所州监狱任看守长。
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。

penitentiary [ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri]

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