Do time Meaning in English
expression
释义
To spend time in prison as punishment for a crime.
用法与细微差别
Informal. Used mainly to refer to serving a prison sentence. Common collocations: 'do hard time' (severe sentence), 'did time for theft'. Not used for non-criminal 'waiting' or serving time in the military.
Spanish: cumplir condenaPortuguese (BR): cumprir penaPortuguese (PT): cumprir penaChinese (Simplified): 服刑Chinese (Traditional): 服刑Hindi: सज़ा काटनाArabic: يقضي عقوبةBengali: জেল খাটা - সাজা ভোগ করাRussian: отбывать срок - сидеть в тюрьмеJapanese: 服役する - 刑務所に入るVietnamese: ngồi tù - chịu án tùKorean: 징역을 살다 - 감옥에 가다Turkish: hapis yatmak - ceza çekmekUrdu: قید کاٹنا - سزا بھگتناIndonesian: menjalani hukuman penjara - dipenjara
例句
He had to do time for his crimes.
basic
Many people do time for minor mistakes.
basic
She doesn't want her son to do time.
basic
He did time in his twenties and turned his life around afterwards.
natural
You don't want to do time, so stay out of trouble.
natural
After doing time, it was hard for him to find a job.
natural