The slammer is prison.

The slammer slammer監獄 is prison就是監獄。

People say it with a hard, informal edge: he is in the slammer; they threw him in the slammer. It is slang, not the word a lawyer would write on a form. The picture behind it is a heavy door slamming shut.

People say it with a hard, informal edge人們說這個詞語氣會比較硬、隨便 he is in the slammer像'他在slammer裡' they threw him in the slammer'他們把他丟進slammer'。It is slang這是俚語 not the word a lawyer would write on a form不是律師會寫在表格上的詞。The picture behind it這個詞背後的畫面 is a heavy door slamming shut是一扇重門用力甩上。

You almost always hear it with the: the slammer, not a slammer, when it means prison.

You almost always hear it with the你幾乎都會聽到它加the the slammer, not a slammer是the slammer不是a slammer when it means prison當它指監獄的時候。

Though actually the same spelling can mean other things in other rooms — a person who slams doors, or, in some places, a kind of strong drink — but the sense you need here is jail.

Though actually the same spelling can mean other things in other rooms不過其實同樣的拼法在別的場合可以指別的東西 a person who slams doors像愛甩門的人 or, in some places, a kind of strong drink或在有些地方指一種烈酒 but the sense you need here is jail但你這裡需要的意思是監獄。

It sounds a bit like crime films and tough talk, more than like a news report. Students can understand it; they should not use it in careful school writing.

It sounds a bit like crime films and tough talk聽起來比較像犯罪片和強硬口氣 more than like a news report而不像新聞報導。Students can understand it學生可以聽得懂 they should not use it in careful school writing但不該用在正式的學校作文裡。