drunk tank
noun🔊/ˈdrʌŋk tæŋk/
🔊/ˈdrʌŋk tæŋk/
(especially North American English, informal, humorous)a place where people are put by the police because they are drunk 醉汉监禁室 He spent the night in the drunk tank. 他在酒鬼监禁室过了一夜。 🔊🔊 The police left the teenagers in the drunk tank. 警察把这些少年留在了醉酒的坦克里。