jail

英 [dʒeɪl] 美 [dʒeɪl]

• n. 监牢；监狱；拘留所
• vt. 监禁；下狱

过去式: jailed 过去分词: jailed 现在分词: jailing 第三人称单数: jails

jail的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：

详尽释义

n. (名词)

1. 监狱
2. 监禁
3. 拘留所
4. 牢
5. 监牢
6. 关押

v. (动词)

1. 监禁
2. 拘留
3. 把…下牢
4. 下狱
5. 把…关进监狱

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]监狱 a place where criminals are kept as part of their punishment

英英释义

Noun:

1. a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

Verb:

1. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail;

   "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"
   "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
   

jail的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Two prisoners broke loose from jail.
   两名犯人从监牢脱逃。
2. The prisoner is left to rot in the jail.
   这个囚徒被投入监狱任凭他渐渐消瘦下去。
3. The whole jail was shrouded in darkness.
   整座监狱笼罩在黑暗之中。
4. It's just hearsay but apparently John has been put in jail.
   我也是听说的啦，听说约翰好像被关进拘留所了。
5. On the other hand, at least he didn't leave his dinner on the floor of the county jail.
   可是，从另一方面来说，他至少没有吐在拘留所的地板上。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. He was put in jail for grand larceny.
   他因重大盗窃案而被监禁。
2. He can be punished by long jail sentences.
   他可能受到长期监禁的处罚。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• break〔escape〕 from jail 越狱
• go into jail 进监狱

介词+～

• serve time in jail 在狱中服刑

经典引文

• He was committed to the gayle of Newgate.

  出自： Joseph Hall

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近反义词

【近义词】

• prison