牢

牢 [láo] 名

1. ■ （养牲畜的圈） fold; pen; stables:

豕牢 pigpen;

亡羊补牢 mend the fold after a sheep is lost

2. ■ （古代祭祀用的牲畜; 牺牲） animals for sacrificial rites; sacrifice:

太牢 sacrificial ox;

少牢 sacrificial sheep and pigs

3. ■ （监狱） prison; jail:

坐牢 be in jail; be jailed; be put into prison; be imprisoned; be thrown into jail; be in prison

4. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

牢成 Lao Cheng

形

1. ■ （牢固; 经久） firm; durable; fast:

绳子没系牢。 The rope hasn't been tied fast.

这床不牢。 The bed is rickety [unstable].