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  • 简明
  • workhouse

    • 英 [ˈwɜːkhaʊs]
    • 美 [ˈwɜːrkhaʊs]

    释义

    • n.
      囚犯工厂,贫民习艺所
  • 词态变化

    • 复数: workhouses;
  • 实用场景例句

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    What a wretched life they lived in the workhouse!

    他们在济贫院里过的生活真悲惨!

    《简明英汉词典》

    The beggar at last resorted to the workhouse.

    最后,这个乞丐常去济贫院.

    辞典例句

    There is always the workhouse.

    无论什么时候都有济贫院.

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

    史黛拉: 偷窥狂在纽约州的法律是要判六个月工厂劳役的.

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  • 真题例句

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    • 考研

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

    出自-2017年考研阅读原文

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

    2017年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

  • 英英释义

    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