be sent to the workhouse
During the Victorian era, many poor people were sent to the workhouse.
在维多利亚时代，许多穷人被送进济贫院。
济贫院；贫民习艺所
workhouses — plural of workhouse
县监狱；县拘留所；贫民院,强迫有劳动能力的穷人劳动；关押最多18个月囚犯的县监狱；(英)贫民习艺所
a public institution where poor people who were able to work were required to do labor
贫民院,强迫有劳动能力的穷人劳动
a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
关押最多18个月囚犯的县监狱
a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
In the past, if you were poor and had no home, you might be forced into the workhouse.
在过去，如果你贫穷又无家可归，可能会被迫进入济贫院。
用法提示：workhouse 是名词，在这里作介词 into 的宾语，指旧时强制穷人劳动的济贫院。
The village workhouse, now closed, is famous for its harsh treatment of the poor.
村里的济贫院现已关闭，因对待穷人苛刻而闻名。
用法提示：workhouse 是名词，作主语，指一处历史建筑或机构。
Many old workhouses were built with separate rooms for men, women, and children.
许多旧济贫院建有分隔的房间，分别供男人、女人和孩子使用。
用法提示：workhouses 是 workhouse 的复数形式，作主语，指多所这样的机构。
During the Victorian era, many poor people were sent to the workhouse.
在维多利亚时代，许多穷人被送进济贫院。
After losing his job, he ended up in a workhouse.
失业后，他最终进了济贫院。
Historians describe the workhouse as a harsh institution.
历史学家将济贫院描述为一个严苛的机构。
在英国英语中可互换，但美式英语中workhouse多指监狱式机构。
历史用语，更强调慈善性质，不强制劳动。
适用于美国用法中workhouse的感化含义，但特指青少年。
美式workhouse常指轻罪监狱，但jail范围更广，不强调劳动改造。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was sent to workhouse.
正确表达He was sent to a workhouse.
workhouse 是可数名词，通常需要冠词。错误缺少不定冠词 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many workhouse in the city.
正确表达There are many workhouses in the city.
workhouse 的复数形式是 workhouses，错误使用了单数形式。
与'贫民习艺所'相反，指富人的大型住宅，体现财富与舒适
与'贫民习艺所'相反，指皇家或极为豪华的住所
与'贫民习艺所'相反，指极乐之地，象征完美与自由
workhouse强调强制劳动，poorhouse仅提供食宿，不强制劳动
workhouse主要针对贫民，reformatory针对青少年犯
进入济贫院
Many poor families were forced to enter a workhouse during the Victorian era.
在维多利亚时代，许多贫困家庭被迫进入济贫院。
被送到济贫院
Orphans were often sent to a workhouse to learn a trade.
孤儿经常被送到济贫院学习一门手艺。
济贫院制度
The workhouse system was intended to deter people from seeking relief.
济贫院制度旨在阻止人们寻求救济。
济贫院条件
The terrible workhouse conditions were exposed by social reformers.
社会改革者揭露了济贫院恶劣的条件。
济贫院劳动
Inmates were required to perform hard workhouse labor in exchange for shelter.
收容者需进行艰苦的济贫院劳动以换取住所。
维多利亚时代的济贫院
The Victorian workhouse has been depicted in many novels as a place of misery.
维多利亚时代的济贫院在许多小说中被描绘成痛苦之地。
root
root
济贫院的主要收容对象
类似机构，但通常不要求劳动
指强制劳动的制度
济贫院强制要求的工作
与教养所类似，但更侧重改造
先生，请再给我一点。
In Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist, the orphan Oliver is punished for asking for more food in the workhouse.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的小说《雾都孤儿》中，孤儿奥利弗因为在济贫院里要求添饭而受到惩罚。
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