workhouse

英 ['wɜːkhaʊs] 美 ['wɜːrkhaʊs]

• n. 劳教所；<英>贫民院

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

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The New York State sentence for a Peeping Tom is six months in the workhouse.
   纽约州的法律对偷窥者处以6个月劳教。
2. The beggar at last resorted to the workhouse .
   最后，这个乞丐常去济贫院。
3. What a wretched life they lived in the workhouse!
   他们在济贫院里过的生活真悲惨!