Word · Frequency #33248
poky
/ˈpəuki/
noun
监狱
核心释义
a prison or jail
- 1.
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;拘留所
用法In use
After the robbery, the thief was thrown into the local poky to await trial.
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.
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.
用法提示:poky 作为名词,指小型监狱或拘留所。
the poky
He spent a night in the poky.
他在监狱里待了一夜。
be sent to the poky
The thief was sent to the poky for six months.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- poker
- 扑克牌游戏 · 发音相似,但poky指监狱,poker指纸牌游戏
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