英汉词典

1. 监狱；监牢；看守所
    A prison is a building where criminals are kept as punishment or where people accused of a crime are kept before their trial.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. He was sentenced to life in prison...
           他被判处终身监禁。