Why make a whole village prisoner if it was not to some nefarious purpose?

如果不是出于某种恶毒的目的，为什么把整村人囚禁起来？

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

It's not a hotel, in the conventional sense, but rather a whole village turned into a hotel.

从传统意义上来说，这并不是一个旅馆，而是变成了旅馆的整个村庄。

《牛津词典》

A whole village was drowned when the valley was made into a reservoir.

当山谷被改成水库时，整个村庄被淹了。

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For efficiency's sake and because of the likely positive spillover effect for a whole village, FXB takes on 80 to 100 families in a single area at one time.

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"We now have grave concerns as to whether the village as a whole will meet the health and safety standards required, " read a statement.

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You will need at least a full day to explore the whole village.

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