"serve time" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 服刑
• 坐牢

Definition

因为犯罪而在监狱里度过一段时间。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式用法，多见于口语和法律、犯罪相关语境。'Serve time' 专指服刑、进监狱，不适用于其他处罚。常与服刑年限搭配使用。

Examples

He will serve time for stealing.

他因为偷窃要**服刑**。

After the trial, she had to serve time.

审判后，她不得不**服刑**。

Many must serve time for serious crimes.

许多人因重罪必须**服刑**。

He got caught and had to serve time, but now he's trying to turn his life around.

他被抓了，必须**服刑**，但现在想重新开始人生。

Did you hear that Tom had to serve time? Nobody expected that from him.

你听说汤姆要**服刑**了吗？没人想到他会这样。

Some people serve time and never change, but others come out better.

有些人**服刑**后毫无改变，有些人反而变得更好。