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单词 chain gang
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chain gang

noun
/ˈtʃeɪn ɡæŋ/
/ˈtʃeɪn ɡæŋ/
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  1. a group of prisoners held together with chains and forced to work
    CultureThis practice was considered cruel and was stopped in the 1960s, but it began again in 1995 in Alabama and then in Arizona and Florida. However, after a year it was abandoned again by all states except Arizona, where prisoners can still choose to join a chain gang in order to avoid other punishment for breaking rules.
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