workhouse

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美[?w??rkha?s]

基本釋義

n.
囚犯工廠,貧民習(xí)藝所

詞性變化

實用例句

What a wretched life they lived in the workhouse!

他們在濟貧院里過的生活真悲慘!

《簡明英漢詞典》

The beggar at last resorted to the workhouse.

最后,這個乞丐常去濟貧院.

辭典例句

There is always the workhouse.

無論什么時候都有濟貧院.

互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

Stella: The New York State sentence for a Peeping Tom is six months in the workhouse.

史黛拉: 偷窺狂在紐約州的法律是要判六個月工廠勞役的.

互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

真題例句

In Oliver Twist, e traces an orphan’s progress from the workhouse to the criminal slums of London.

出自-2017年考研閱讀原文

In Oliver Twist, he traces an orphan's progress from the workhouse to the criminal slums of London.

2017年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

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

最新英語單詞

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