the poky
He spent a night in the poky.
他在监狱里待了一夜。
监狱;拘留所
a prison or jail
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)
After the robbery, the thief was thrown into the local poky to await trial.
抢劫后,那个小偷被关进了当地的拘留所等待审判。
用法提示:这里 poky 作为名词,意为拘留所或监狱。
He spent a night in the poky for disturbing the peace.
他因扰乱治安在拘留所里过了一夜。
用法提示:poky 指代关押犯人的地方,即拘留所。
The old building was converted into a poky for minor offenders.
那栋旧楼被改造成了关押轻罪犯的监狱。
用法提示:poky 作为名词,指小型监狱或拘留所。
He spent a night in the poky.
他在监狱里待了一夜。
The thief was sent to the poky for six months.
那个小偷被送进监狱六个月。
They planned an escape from the poky.
他们计划从监狱越狱。
发音相似,但poky指监狱,poker指纸牌游戏
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