Word
pokey
/ˈpəuki/
noun
监狱；拘留所
核心释义
a jail or prison; a place where people are held in custody by the government
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监狱；拘留所
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
监狱
用法In use
He spent a night in the pokey for a minor offense.
用法提示：pokey 在这里作为名词，意为“监狱”，是非正式用语。
The thief was sent to the pokey for five years.
用法提示：pokey 用作名词，指“监狱”，通常用于口语。
After the bar fight, they threw him in the pokey.
用法提示：pokey 作为名词，表示“监狱”，常见于俚语。
in the pokey
通常与定冠词the连用。
He spent a night in the pokey.
他在监狱里过了一夜。
send sb to the pokey
The judge sent him to the pokey for six months.
法官判他入狱六个月。
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
informal
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