牢房

牢房

Prison cell.

Here, '牢房' refers to a physical prison cell where detainees are held.

犯人被关押在牢房里。

The prisoner is detained in the cell.

In this instance, '牢房' describes older-style incarceration spaces, often highlighting their poor conditions.

过去的牢房通常是一个黑暗潮湿的小房间。

Old jail cells were often small, dark, and damp rooms.

Here, '牢房' is used metaphorically to describe a state of mental or emotional confinement.

他总是在牢房和自由之间徘徊，试图找到真正的解脱。

He often fluctuates between the metaphorical prison and freedom, trying to find true liberation.