prison

noun · verbA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

prisons

1.
(countable, uncountable)A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
Đồng nghĩa: bridewell, big house
2.
(uncountable)Confinement in prison.
Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
Đồng nghĩa: imprisonment
3.
(colloquial, countable, figuratively, uncountable)(colloquial, figurative) Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.

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verb

V_es/s

prisons

V_ing/Gerund

prisoning

V_ed/pp

prisoned

1.
(transitive)To imprison.

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bridewellbig houseimprisonment

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English prisoun, prison, from Old English prisūn, a borrowing from Old French prison, from Latin prehensiōnem, accusative singular of prehensiō, from the verb prehendō. prehension.