jailhouse

noun
🔊/ˈdʒeɪlhaʊs/
🔊/ˈdʒeɪlhaʊs/
(North American English)
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  1. a prison监狱
    • He became something of a jailhouse lawyer.他差不多成了一名狱中律师。
    • The jailhouse housed the sheriff and his family as well as the prisoners.这间监狱住着县治安官、他的家人以及囚犯。
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2