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concentration camp

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌconcenˈtration ˌcamp noun [countable]  SCJa prison where political prisoners and other people who are not soldiers are kept and treated cruelly, especially during a war 〔尤指战时关押政治犯和平民的〕集中营
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concentration campYou look as if you've been in a concentration camp you do! and that's the truth.In 1944 the woman was betrayed and imprisoned in a concentration camp.What really struck me was that I looked like a concentration camp prisoner.Alexander Schweidler, 78, a former concentration camp guard who settled in Britain, died after a heart attack.April 18: Had that lousy dream about packing up for the concentration camp and the clock going dead.
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concentration camp
ˌconcenˈtration ˌcamp noun [countable]
a prison where political prisoners and other people who are not soldiers are kept and treated cruelly, especially during a war


concentration campBrE /ˌkɒnsnˈtreɪʃn kæmp/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkɑːnsnˈtreɪʃn kæmp/ 🔊 nouna type of prison, often consisting of a number of buildings inside a fence, where political prisoners, etc. are kept in extremely bad conditions 集中营a Nazi concentration camp纳粹集中营