词典释义：
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Growing into one of the great medieval trading cities, she truly came of age in the 11th century, when William the Conqueror built the Tower of London, which was to become one of England's grimmest prisons.
此后，伦敦发展为中世纪一个庞大的贸易中心，而到了 11 世纪开始繁荣起来，当时威廉一世兴建的伦敦塔，是英格兰其中一所最为森严的监狱。
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短语搭配
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成人监狱；成年人监狱
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少年监狱；青少年监狱
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国家的监狱；国立监狱
双语例句
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The prisons are all full up.
所有的监狱都已满。
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We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons.
地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
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The fund has been used largely to finance the construction of federal prisons.
该基金大部分已用于资助联邦监狱的建造。
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Their basic criticism was that prisons do not reduce the crime rate, they cause recidivism.
他们的基本评论为：监狱的存在无法降低犯罪率，它只能引发重犯。
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The state's former commissioner of prisons once called Leonard the meanest man he'd ever seen.
这个州的前任监狱长曾经把伦纳德称为他所见过的最残忍的人。