poorhouse

救济院英释中释na building where very poor people in the past could live and be fed, which was paid for with public money

1 Transport most of us to ancient Rome and we’ll find ourselves in a poorhouse or slave barracks..把我们中的大多数传送到古罗马去，基本只能住救济院或奴隶营房呢。

2 The fact is, if the task were left entirely up to him, we’d be in the poorhouse on just his purchases of mega-jars of pickles..事实是，如果这个任务完全交给他，我们会因为他购买大罐腌菜而住在救济院中。