学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2412 overcrowded

今天我们要学的词是 overcrowded. Overcrowded 形容词，过份拥挤的，人满为患的。6,000 inmates¹ on drug offences were granted early release in an effort to relieve overcrowded prisons across the U.S. 为了缓解美国全国各地监狱人满为患的问题，六千名因毒品入狱的囚犯提前获释。统计数字显示，The number of overcrowded apartments in New York City rose more than 15% between 2005 and 2013. 2005年到2013年间，纽约市居住人口过份拥挤的公寓数量增长幅度超过15%。好的，今天我们学习的词是overcrowded, overcrowded, overcrowded...

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n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》