prison
gb/pɹˈɪzən/ us/pɹˈɪzən/
A2
英语
~ 1400
义项
0 个义项
名词
A2
entity
1
building for criminals
A building where people stay as punishment after breaking the law.
用法模式：
[someone] is sent to prison
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'prison' with 'police station' — a police station is where police work, not where criminals serve sentences.
近义词
jail (Often used interchangeably, but 'jail' can also refer to short-term detention before trial or sentencing.)
反义词
freedom (Represents the state of not being imprisoned or detained.)
搭配
go to prison
|serve time in prison
|release from prison
|prison sentence
|escape from prison
主题
law
|crime
|justice
|core_vocabulary
例句
- He was sent to prison for ten years.
- The prison is located outside the city.
- Many prisons have programs to help inmates learn new skills.
- She visited her brother in prison last weekend.
学习者例句
- He is in prison for five years.
- The prison is big and old.
- My uncle works in a prison.
- She went to prison after the trial.
名词
B1
state
2
state of confinement
A situation where someone cannot leave or do what they want.
用法模式：
feel like [someone] is in prison
常见错误：
Learners may overuse 'prison' literally and fail to recognize its common figurative use for restrictive situations.
近义词
captivity (Emphasizes being held against one's will, often used for animals or people.)
反义词
liberty (Represents the ability to act freely without restriction.)
搭配
mental prison
|prison of fear
|prison of routine
主题
emotions
|restrictions
|core_vocabulary
例句
- She felt like her job was a prison.
- His illness became a prison that kept him at home.
- The strict rules made the students feel they were in a prison.
学习者例句
- I feel like my home is a prison.
- His injury is like a prison for him.
- The rules are like a prison for us.
语法
词典原形
prison
IPA
GB/pɹˈɪzən/
US/pɹˈɪzən/
音节与重音
pris - on （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (pris)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: prison
- Plural: prison, prisons
词族
Forms
prisons
noun
Related words
imprisonment
noun B2
相关表达
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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- He served five years in prison before being released.
- She is currently serving time in prison for fraud.