workhouses

workhouses

美 [ˈwɜrkˌhaʊs] 　英 [ˈwɜː(r)kˌhaʊs]

• na.济贫院；〈美〉感化院
• 网络工作屋；习艺所；人口规划工寮救贫院

词形变化

复数：workhouses  

英汉解释

na.	1. 济贫院;〈美〉感化院,劳动教养院

英英解释

n.	1. a poorhouse in Britain in the past

例句

Some of the schools operated essentially as workhouses.

某些学校本质上就像囚犯工厂一样进行经营管理。

Henry Ford built workhouses for poorer employees in Brightmoor, on the city's western edge.

亨利•福特在底特律西部边缘的Brightmoor为较为穷困的职工建了贫民院。

"And the Union workhouses ? " demanded Scrooge. "Are they still in operation? "

「那麽，贫民习艺所协会呢？还有在运作吗？」司克洛奇追问。

'And the workhouses, where poor people can live and work? Are they still open? '

还有可供穷人生活和工作的济贫院呢？它们还开着吗？