prison

nhà tù, trại giam, việc ở tù

1. A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.Nơi giam giữ người trái với ý muốn của họ; ở Hoa Kỳ, đặc biệt là nơi giam dài hạn người bị kết tội nghiêm trọng hoặc bị chính quyền coi là không mong muốn.
2. Confinement in prison (sense 1).Việc bị giam trong nhà tù.
3. Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.

• The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
• Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
• The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.