death row

英 [ˌdeθ ˈrəʊ]

美 [ˌdeθ ˈroʊ]

n.  死囚牢房; 死囚区

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牛津词典

noun

• 死囚牢房；死囚区
  the cells in a prison for prisoners who are waiting to be killed as punishment for a serious crime
  1. prisoners on death row
     死囚区的犯人

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (监狱中的）死囚区
  If someone ison death row, they are in the part of a prison which contains the cells for criminals who have been sentenced to death.
  1. He has been on Death Row for 11 years...
     他已经在死囚区关了 11 年。
  2. Most death row inmates avoid execution for many years by filing several appeals.
     大多数死囚通过进行数次上诉将行刑时间拖延许多年。

英英释义

noun

• the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution
  Synonym:death house

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