狱卒 meaning in Chinese
[旧时用语] prison guard; turnkey
Examples
- The jailor brought up another livid prisoner .
那个狱卒又带来了一个面无人色的犯人。 - He had written something and hidden it away to keep it from the jailer .
他写了些什么，瞒着狱卒把它藏了起来。 - Prisoners sometimes ease their captivity by endowing their jailers with extraordinary qualities .
犯人有时表现出非常好的品德以取悦狱卒，以此改善他们的境遇。 - In short, we do not achieve profitability by becoming our brother's keeper or his judge or jailer .
一句话，如果我们去给别人当管家，去充当法官或狱卒之类的角色，我们就无法获得利润。 - They seemed to be dancing in a slow and sad cotillion, while behind the hedge on every side were warders armed with guns .
他们似乎在慢悠悠地，悲伤地跳着八人舞，而在每一道篱笆后面都有持枪的狱卒。