workhouse
🇺🇸
/ˈwɜːrkhaʊs/
🇬🇧
/ˈwɜːkhaʊs/
noun
R
A place in the past in England and Wales where very poor people were sent to live and work.
During the Victorian era, many destitute families were forced to live in workhouses to survive.
在维多利亚时代，许多贫困家庭被迫住在贫民院以求生存。
translation
济贫院
词形变化
Plural
workhouses