1·The prisons are all full up.
所有的监狱都已满。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons.
地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·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。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·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。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·Many prisons were built over one hundred years ago.
许多监狱是一百多年前建造的。