glasshouse
US /ˈɡlæs.haʊs/
UK /ˈɡlɑːs.haʊs/
名詞
1.
溫室
a building made largely of glass, used for growing plants; a greenhouse
範例:
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The gardener spent hours tending to the orchids in the glasshouse.
園丁花了數小時在溫室裡照料蘭花。
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Many exotic plants thrive in the warm, humid environment of a glasshouse.
許多奇異植物在溫室溫暖潮濕的環境中茁壯成長。
2.
軍事監獄
a prison, especially a military one (informal, British)
範例:
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He ended up in the glasshouse after going AWOL.
他擅離職守後被關進了軍事監獄。
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Life in the glasshouse was tough for the new recruits.
軍事監獄裡的生活對新兵來說很艱難。