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workhouse的英文翻譯是什么意思,詞典釋義與在線(xiàn)翻譯:
英英釋義
Noun:
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a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
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a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
workhouse的用法和樣例:
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用作名詞 (n.)
- The New York State sentence for a Peeping Tom is six months in the workhouse.
紐約州的法律對偷窺者處以6個(gè)月勞教。 - The beggar at last resorted to the workhouse .
最后,這個(gè)乞丐常去濟貧院。 - What a wretched life they lived in the workhouse!
他們在濟貧院里過(guò)的生活真悲慘!