prison
gb/pɹˈɪzən/ us/pɹˈɪzən/
A2
İngilizce
~ 1400
börtön, fogság
İSIM
A2
1
börtön
B1
Kullanım kalıbı:
[someone] is sent to prison
He was sent to prison for ten years.
Tíz év börtönre ítélték.
The prison is located outside the city.
A börtön a városon kívül található.
Many prisons have programs to help inmates learn new skills.
She visited her brother in prison last weekend.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
He is in prison for five years.
Öt évre börtönbe került.
The prison is big and old.
A börtön nagy és régi.
My uncle works in a prison.
She went to prison after the trial.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'prison' with 'police station' — a police station is where police work, not where criminals serve sentences.
Anlam
building for criminals
Eşdizimler
go to prison
|serve time in prison
|release from prison
|prison sentence
|escape from prison
Eş anlamlılar
jail (Often used interchangeably, but 'jail' can also refer to short-term detention before trial or sentencing.)
Zıt anlamlılar
freedom (Represents the state of not being imprisoned or detained.)
Konular
law
|crime
|justice
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
A building where people stay as punishment after breaking the law.
A secure facility where people are kept as punishment after being convicted of crimes.
İSIM
B1
2
Kullanım kalıbı:
feel like [someone] is in prison
She felt like her job was a prison.
Úgy érezte, mintha a munkája börtön lenne számára.
His illness became a prison that kept him at home.
A betegsége börtönné vált számára, és otthon tartotta.
The strict rules made the students feel they were in a prison.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
I feel like my home is a prison.
Úgy érzem, az otthonom olyan, mint egy börtön.
His injury is like a prison for him.
A sérülése olyan neki, mint egy börtön.
The rules are like a prison for us.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners may overuse 'prison' literally and fail to recognize its common figurative use for restrictive situations.
Anlam
state of confinement
Eşdizimler
mental prison
|prison of fear
|prison of routine
Eş anlamlılar
captivity (Emphasizes being held against one's will, often used for animals or people.)
Zıt anlamlılar
liberty (Represents the ability to act freely without restriction.)
Konular
emotions
|restrictions
|core_vocabulary
Tanım
A situation where someone cannot leave or do what they want.
A condition in which someone is restricted or trapped and cannot move or act freely, often used metaphorically.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
prison
IPA
GB/pɹˈɪzən/
US/pɹˈɪzən/
Heceler ve vurgu
pris - on (2 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (pris)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: prison
- Plural: prison, prisons
Kelime ailesi
Forms
prisons
noun
Related words
imprisonment
noun B2
İfadeler
break out of prison
1/bɹˈeɪk ˈaʊt əv pɹˈɪzən/
fixed phrase
forcefully escape from prison
To get out of prison by force or secretly without permission.
Örnekler
- They broke out of prison through a tunnel.
- Several prisoners broke out of prison during the riot.
escape from prison
1/ɪskˈeɪp fɹˈʌm pɹˈɪzən/
fixed phrase
get out of prison illegally
To leave prison without permission, usually secretly or by force.
Örnekler
- Two inmates escaped from prison last night.
- He planned to escape from prison but was caught.
go to prison
1/ɡˈoʊ tə pɹˈɪzən/
fixed phrase
be sent to prison
To be taken by law to live in a prison as punishment.
Örnekler
- He went to prison for robbery.
- If you commit that crime, you could go to prison.
prison sentence
1/pɹˈɪzən sˈɛntəns/
fixed phrase
time ordered in prison
The length of time that someone must stay in prison, decided by a judge.
Örnekler
- He received a ten-year prison sentence.
- The judge handed down a long prison sentence.
serve time in prison
1/sˈɚv tˈaɪm ˈɪn pɹˈɪzən/
fixed phrase
spend time in prison
To stay in prison for a set amount of time as punishment.
Örnekler
- He served five years in prison before being released.
- She is currently serving time in prison for fraud.