drunk tank
drunk tank — noun
1. a secure room at a police station or local jail where the authorities place peop
a secure room at a police station or local jail where the authorities place people who have drunk too much alcohol until they become sober
After the festival, the police took Anong to the drunk tank to sleep it off.
collocation: 'sleep it off' with drunk tank
After New Year's Eve, the drunk tank was full of people who drank too much.
passive: 'the drunk tank was full'
Vikram spent a night in a drunk tank and was released with a warning.
Liang, a city jail guard, checked the drunk tank every hour during his shift.
The judge sent Tomás to the drunk tank instead of fining him.
- holding cell
more general term for any temporary police detention room, not specific to intoxication
- lockup
informal term for any small jail cell; broader in usage
- detention cell
formal term; can refer to any secured holding room in a police station
文法句型
the drunk tank
in a/the drunk tank
throw someone in the drunk tank
用法筆記
Commonly appears with the definite article ('the drunk tank') and prepositions 'in' or 'into' ('thrown in the drunk tank'). The term is specific to North American English; British English prefers 'police cell' or 'detention cell' for the same concept.