prison

Prison is the best sanction against a crime like this.

为遏止这类罪行,监禁手段是上策.

Three fugitives from the prison are still at large.

三名逃犯仍然未被抓获.

He broke prison and went abroad.

他越狱逃到国外去了.

The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from prison.

警卫阻扰了他越狱的企图.

He was released from prison following his acquittal.

在宣布无罪之后他即从狱中被释放.

He escaped a prison sentence by reason of unsound mind at the time the crime was committed.

他以犯罪时精神不正常为由逃过了监禁刑罚.

He was put into prison because of rackets.

他因敲诈被捕入狱.

The judge clapped the criminal in prison.

法官把犯人投入狱中.

The prisoner made an effort to escape, but he couldn't climb the prison wall.

囚犯企图越狱, 但是爬不上监狱的墙.

After he came out of prison, he was determined to keep his nose clean.

出狱以后, 他下决心要安分守己.

The police carted the prisoners off to prison.

警察用武力把犯人抓进监狱.

The prison was cold and dank.

监狱里又冷又湿.

He was sent to prison for forgery.

他因伪造罪而被关进监狱.

The farm felt like a prison to her.

那座农场对她来说犹如牢笼。

The prison's inmates are being kept in their cells...

这个监狱的犯人被关在他们的囚室里。

to be released from prison

被释放出狱

I assume you've decided against buying a new car.

我猜想你已经下定决心不再买新车了.

He has been in prison for five years.

他坐了五年牢.

You've been in prison three times according to our records.

根据我们的记录,你曾入狱三次.

His hospital room had become a prison.

他的病房变成了牢笼。

He was sent to prison for five years.

他被关押了五年。

a maximum-security prison

最高度戒备的监狱

Ten prison officers and three inmates needed hospital treatment following the riot.

骚乱之后，有十名狱警和三名囚犯需入院治疗。

the problem of overcrowding in prisons

监狱人满为患的问题

the prison population (= the total number of prisoners in a country)

在押人数

The government insists that ‘prison works ’ and plans to introduce a tougher sentencing policy for people convicted of violent crime.

政府坚持认为“关押有效”，并计划对暴力犯罪者实行更严厉的判刑政策。

She is in prison , awaiting trial.

她正在拘押候审中。

the prison service/system

监狱管理机构 / 制度

Does prison deter criminals from offending again?

监禁可以防止罪犯再次犯罪吗？

He was sentenced to life in prison...

他被判处终身监禁。