life behind bars

基本解释

To the government and other sections of the public, he is a traitor who deserves to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
而对政府和其他公共部门来说，他是叛国者，应该一辈子呆在监狱里。
Together they carry a maximum jail term of 150 years, leaving the 70-year-old “Monster Mensch” all but certain to spend the rest of his life behind bars.
所有罪名加起来最多可判150年的牢狱生活。这个年届七旬的“怪兽好好先生”将铁定在铁窗下度过余生。
The drawings of life behind bars by Ibrahim Salahi, a Sudanese artist, hang alongside his most influential work, “Reborn Sounds of Childhood Dreams”, that dates back to 1962.
苏丹艺术家亚伯拉罕.萨拉齐描绘监狱生活的画作和他最有影响力的作品—“童梦复现”—并置呈现。

Nevertheless, given their age, it's possible that their sentences will amount to life behind bars.
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He also gets to remain free until he has to show up October 14 to begin his new life behind bars.
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The once high-profile boss of WorldCom could well spend the rest of his life behind bars following his conviction last month on fraud charges.
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