workhouse
n. (英)济贫院;(美)[法] 教养所;感化院;贫民习艺所
复数 workhouses
例句
In Oliver Twist, he traces an orphan's progress from the workhouse to the criminal slums of London.
在《雾都孤儿》一书中,他追踪描述了一个孤儿从济贫院到伦敦高发犯罪贫民窟的生活经历。
Then I told him about the wastage of food in the workhouse kitchen, and what I thought of it.
我和他提起贫民院厨房浪费的那些食物,谈了我对此的看法。
Also, I had my dinner from the workhouse table, and it was one of the biggest meals I have ever eaten.
我还在贫民院的午餐桌上有了一席之地,享用了一顿前所未有的饕餮大餐。