"chokey" in Chinese (Simplified)
小监狱看守所 (口语)
Definition
英国俚语，指小型监狱或牢房，常用于儿童书籍或轻松语境中。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“chokey” 是英式非正式、略显过时的俚语。常见于英国儿童文学，特别是在《玛蒂尔达》一书中。美式英语很少用。一般用作轻松、怀旧的表达，不宜用于正式场合。
Examples
No one wanted to spend time in the cold, dark chokey.
没有人想在又冷又黑的**小监狱**里待着。
Nobody likes being stuck in the chokey for hours.
没人喜欢被关在**小监狱**里好几个小时。
Did your teacher ever threaten to send you to the chokey?
你的老师有威胁过要把你关进**小监狱**吗？
If you break the rules, you'll go to the chokey.
如果你违反规定，就会被关进**小监狱**。
Miss Trunchbull threatened to put Matilda in the chokey.
特伦奇布尔小姐威胁要把马蒂尔达关进**小监狱**。
Back in school, just hearing the word 'chokey' made us behave.
以前在学校，只要听到“**小监狱**”这个词我们就乖了。