workhouse

英[ˈwɜːkhaʊs]

美[ˈwɜːrkhaʊs]

基本释义

What a wretched life they lived in the workhouse!

他们在济贫院里过的生活真悲惨!

《简明英汉词典》

The beggar at last resorted to the workhouse.

最后,这个乞丐常去济贫院.

辞典例句

There is always the workhouse.

无论什么时候都有济贫院.

互联网

Stella: The New York State sentence for a Peeping Tom is six months in the workhouse.

史黛拉: 偷窥狂在纽约州的法律是要判六个月工厂劳役的.

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In Oliver Twist, e traces an orphan’s progress from the workhouse to the criminal slums of London.

出自-2017年考研阅读原文

In Oliver Twist, he traces an orphan's progress from the workhouse to the criminal slums of London.

2017年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

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