inmate

英 [ˈɪnmeɪt]

美 [ˈɪnmeɪt]

n.  (监狱或精神病院等处)同住者; 同狱犯人; 同病房者

复数：inmates　

TEM8法律

Collins.2 / BNC.7246 / COCA.4097

牛津词典

noun

• （监狱或精神病院等处）同住者；同狱犯人；同病房者
  one of the people living in an institution such as a prison or a mental hospital

柯林斯词典

• 被收容者;监犯;(精神病院的)住院者
  Theinmatesof a prison or mental hospital are the prisoners or patients who are living there.

英英释义

noun

• a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
  Synonym:convictconyard birdyardbird
• one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
• a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated
  Synonym:inpatient

双语例句

• The first inmate said. "God told me!"
  第一个精神病人说“上帝告诉我的！”
• He may be the most pampered prisoner in the world, but the sole inmate of the only jail in the San Marino, is said to be suffering from boredom and loneliness, the Daily Telegraph reported.
  在圣马力诺唯一的监狱里只关着一名囚犯，他可能是世界上过的最惬意的囚犯了，就是有些孤单和无聊。
• What is the difference between the housewife and the inmate?
  主妇和囚犯的区别是什么呢？
• An inmate is reported to have gone missing.
  据报道有个犯人失踪了。
• At first I assumed he was being assaulted by another inmate.
  最开始我以为他是被同住的人打了。
• Is, um, never to fall in love with an inmate.
  就是别和囚犯谈恋爱。
• If the inmate appeals to me for intervention.
  如果囚犯需要我的干预。
• On Tuesday, police in northern China shot and killed one escaped inmate and captured three others who staged a dramatic prison escape over the weekend, leading to a massive manhunt to capture them.
  周二，华北警方击毙了一名越狱犯，抓获了其余三人。这四人周末期间上演了一场戏剧性的越狱，警方随后对他们展开了大规模搜捕。
• The return address on the envelope listed a Colorado detention center and the name of an inmate.
  在信封上写着的回邮地址是科罗拉多州一拘留中心（的地址）和一囚犯的名字。
• Contributors have included a Nobel laureate and an inmate at an insane asylum, among thousands of others.
  成千上万名投稿人中包括一名诺贝尔奖得主和一名疯人院里的病人。