| 词组 | prison |
| 释义 | prison ◊ used as a count noun A prison is a building where criminals or other people are officially kept and prevented from leaving. Somewhere outside the prison she heard prolonged machine-gun fire. ◊ used as an uncount noun If you want to say that someone is in a prison without mentioning which prison they are in, you say they are in prison. He died in prison. Similarly, you say that someone is sent to prison or that they are released from prison. He was eventually sent to prison for a very long time. You do not use 'the' in front of prison unless you are referring to a particular prison. |
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