(1) 1)监狱 (place where criminals are kept locked up as punishment) [C]： The criminal's wife went to the～to visit her husband. 罪犯的妻子到监狱去探监。There has been rioting in the～. 监狱里发生过骚乱。The～s are overcrowded. 监狱里人满为患。They broke into the～and set free more than 200 prisoners. 他们冲进监狱放跑了200多名囚犯。the～population 囚犯总数;the～officer 狱警;～breaking 越狱;2)监牢似的地方 (place that seems like a prison) [C](derog)： He hates school; it's a～for him. 他讨厌学校，学校对他来说就像监狱。She could no longer walk and her room became a～. 她再也不能走路了，而她的房间简直成了监狱。the～of one's mind 思想上的束缚;～camp (关战俘或政治犯的)集中营;

(2)监禁(condition of being kept locked up in prison as a punishment for crime; imprisonment) [U]： go to～入狱;put sb in～将某人投入监狱;be sent to～for 5 years 被监禁五年;How long was he in～? 他被监禁了多长时间?escape/be released from～逃出监狱/从监狱里被释放;come out of～出狱;Some people believe that～does nothing to prevent crime. 有些人认为监禁不能防止犯罪。

→′prisoner n 囚犯;自由受到限制的人或动物;͵prisoner of ′war (简作 POW) n 战俘;

【注意】prison前用或不用定冠词在意义上的区别参见CHURCH。