jail [動詞] 監禁;拘留; [名詞] 監獄;拘留所
jail
[dʒeil]
n.監牢, 監獄, 拘留所
vt.監禁, 下獄
例句與用法:
Several prisoners broke out of the jail.
有幾名囚犯越獄了。
A day in jail cooled him off.
一天的鐵窗生活使他冷靜了下來。
The police carted the protesters off to jail.
警察把抗議者押送監獄。
I always said he would wind up in jail.
我常說他到頭來非進監獄不可。
The whole jail was shrouded in darkness.
整座監獄籠罩在黑暗之中。
A jail for the detention of military personnel guilty of minor offenses or awaiting court-martial.
軍人禁閉室軍隊中拘禁犯有輕微過失的軍人或等候軍事宣判的軍人的監牢
The prisoner was put into the jail with fetters.
這個犯人被戴上腳鐐投進了監獄。
詞形變化:
動詞過去式: jailed | 動詞過去分詞: jailed | 動詞現在分詞: jailing | 動詞第三人稱單數: jails |
英文解釋:
名詞 jail:
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)
同義詞:jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey
動詞 jail:
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
同義詞:imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jug, gaol, put away, remand
以上來源於大辭典