jail
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR A jail is a place where criminals are kept in order to punish them, or where people waiting to be tried are kept. 监狱
Three prisoners escaped from a jail. 3个囚犯从一个监狱逃跑了。
2. V-T If someone is jailed, they are put into jail. 监禁[usu passive]
He was jailed for twenty years. 他被监禁了20年。
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jail /dʒeɪl/ (jailing,jailed,jails)
BRIT also gaol
剑桥词典
- a place where criminals are kept to punish them for their crimes, or where people accused of crimes are kept while waiting for their trials
- Arrangements were made to move the prisoners to another jail.
- He faces three years in jail for selling narcotics .
- He's stayed out of trouble since he was released from jail last year .
- There has been a mass breakout from one of Germany's top security jails.
- He has been languishing in jail for the past 20 years . 返回 jail
监狱；看守所
the country's overcrowded jails 该国过于拥挤的监狱
a 13-year jail sentence /term 被判13年监禁
The financier was released from jail last week . 那个金融家上周被释放了。
They spent ten years in jail for fraud . 他们因欺诈罪入狱10年。
They don't throw anyone in jail for parking illegally, but they will tow your car and charge you a fine . 他们不会因为违章停车而判人入狱，可是会拖走你的车还会罚款。
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