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jailhouse

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++jail·house /ˈdʒeɪlhaʊs/ noun [countable] American English  a building that has a jail in it 监狱;看守所 prison
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jailhouseRodriguez took up a command position in the old jailhouse.The kangaroo court decided the punishment must fit the crime and ruled that he stay in his cell during the jailhouse comedy.
jail·house nounChineseSyllable
in has a Corpus that a jail building


jailhouse
jailhouse /ˈdʒeɪlhaʊs/ noun [countable] American English
a building that has a jail in it ⇨ prison


jail·houseBrE /ˈdʒeɪlhaʊs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒeɪlhaʊs/ 🔊 noun (NAmE) a prison 监狱