"workhouses" 怎么发音
word
ˈwɝːkˌhaʊzɪz
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wˈɜːkhaʊzɪz
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释义
Workhouses were institutions, mainly in Britain in the past, where extremely poor people lived and worked in exchange for food and shelter.
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ˈwɝːkˌhaʊzɪz
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wˈɜːkhaʊzɪz
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语境中听
Many poor people lived in workhouses during the 1800s.
Children in workhouses had to do hard labor.
Charles Dickens wrote about workhouses in his novels.
For many, the thought of workhouses brings images of misery and strict rules.