读音

/prɪˈzɑːn/

释义

• 名词: 监狱，关押罪犯的地方。例如: “He was sentenced to ten years in prison.”
• 动词: 将某人关进监狱。例如: “The police arrested him and prisoned him for theft.”

短语

• “break out of prison” 从监狱逃出。
• “go to prison” 被送进监狱。
• “serve time in prison” 在监狱服刑。

例句

• 名词: “The new prison is designed to be escape-proof.”
• 动词: “She was prisoned for embezzlement.”
• 感叹词（非标准用法，但可引申为表达惊讶）: “Prison? I had no idea he’d been convicted!”

同义词

• jail
• penitentiary
• correctional facility
• gaol
• lockup