slammer
noun[C]
informaluk/ˈslæm.ər/us/ˈslæm.ɚ/aprison:
监狱Shespentseveralyearsin the slammer forforgeryandprostitution.她因为伪造文书和卖淫在监狱里关了好几年。
Like aprisonerreleasedafter toolongin the slammer, he couldn'tcopewithlifeoutsidethepen.就像在监狱里关了太久的犯人被释放一样，他无法适应牧场外的生活。
- They'reprobablyin the slammer by now.
- Sheemergedfrom the slammer onTuesdaymorningafterserving23daysfordrink-drivingoffences.
- Thenumberofinmateslivingin the state'sprivatelyrunprisonswillalmostmatchthenumberlivingin state-run slammers.
Prisons & parts of prisons
- approved school
- Bastille
- boot camp
- borstal
- brig
- clink
- dungeon
- gaol
- gaoler
- halfway house
- nick
- open prison
- panopticon
- penal colony
- penitentiary
- straightjacket
- straitjacket
- the gulag
- warder
- young offender institution