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单词 padded cell
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Definition of padded cell in English:

padded cell

noun
  • A room in a psychiatric hospital with padding on the walls to prevent violent patients from injuring themselves.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Thank goodness his friend turned up when she did otherwise he could have ended up in a padded cell.
    • He has directed the Prison Service to replace padded cells with new safety cells.
    • Makeshift accommodation has been created on occasion in the prison sick bay and in padded cells designed for prisoners liable to self-harm.
    • Sgt King said police had to contain Parfitt in a padded cell because he was threatening to harm himself.
    • He said the Prison Service had no other option but to place prisoners with a serious mental illness in padded cells.
 
 

Definition of padded cell in US English:

padded cell

nounˌpædəd ˈsɛlˌpadəd ˈsel
  • A room in a psychiatric hospital with padding on the walls to prevent violent patients from injuring themselves.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sgt King said police had to contain Parfitt in a padded cell because he was threatening to harm himself.
    • Makeshift accommodation has been created on occasion in the prison sick bay and in padded cells designed for prisoners liable to self-harm.
    • Thank goodness his friend turned up when she did otherwise he could have ended up in a padded cell.
    • He said the Prison Service had no other option but to place prisoners with a serious mental illness in padded cells.
    • He has directed the Prison Service to replace padded cells with new safety cells.
 
 
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