"up the river" en Chinese (Traditional)

坐牢被關進監獄

Definición

這個用語意思是把某人送進監獄。有時也指在法律上背叛或出賣某人。

'Up the river' 是非正式美式英語表達，通常指坐牢，也有背叛他人的意思（如作證害人）。在英式英語裡很少用到。

He was sent up the river for robbery.

他因搶劫被**送進監獄**了。

They caught her stealing and she went up the river.

他們抓到她偷東西，她被**送進監獄**了。

If you break the law, you might end up the river.

如果你犯法，你可能**被送進監獄**。

His partner betrayed him and sent him up the river.

他的夥伴背叛了他，把他**送進監獄**了。

Don’t worry, I won’t send you up the river for this mistake.

別擔心，這個錯誤我不會讓你**進監獄**。

After the trial, he knew he was going up the river.

審判後，他知道自己要被**送進監獄**了。