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jail n.监牢；监狱；拘留所vt.监禁；下狱 (1) 两名犯人从监牢脱逃。(2) 这个囚徒被投入监狱任凭他渐渐消瘦下去。(3) 整座监狱笼罩在黑暗之中。(4) 我也是听说的啦，听说约翰好像被关进拘留所了。(5) 可是，从另一方面来说，他至少没有吐在拘留所的地板上。(6) 他因重大盗窃案而被监禁。(7) 他可能受到长期监禁的处罚。 To arrest someone and put them in a jail cell is to jail them. Jail prisoners are often simply waiting for their trials — they've been charged with a crime, but they haven't yet been found to be guilty (or innocent). Jail was originally spelled gayhol, and in Britain it's also spelled gaol. This can be traced back to the Medieval Latin gabiola, from Late Latin caveola and the Latin cavea, "cage or enclosure."

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英 [dʒeɪl] 美 [dʒeɪl] (1) Two prisoners broke loose from jail.(2) The prisoner is left to rot in the jail.(3) The whole jail was shrouded in darkness.(4) It's just hearsay but apparently John has been put in jail.(5) On the other hand, at least he didn't leave his dinner on the floor of the county jail.(6) He was put in jail for grand larceny.(7) He can be punished by long jail sentences. A jail is a place where people are confined while they're being punished for a crime. If you end up getting a mug shot and put behind bars, chances are you are In jail. in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用gaol1[N-VAR 可变名词]监狱；看守所 A jail is a place where criminals are kept in order to punish them, or where people waiting to be tried are kept. Three prisoners escaped from a jail.3名囚犯越狱了。2[VERB 动词]使入狱；监禁 If someone is jailed, they are put into jail.   [be V-ed]  [usu passive]He was jailed for twenty years.他被判了20年监禁。

英语单词	jail
英美音标	英 [dʒeɪl] 美 [dʒeɪl]
中文释义	n.监牢；监狱；拘留所 vt.监禁；下狱
英语例句	(1) Two prisoners broke loose from jail. (2) The prisoner is left to rot in the jail. (3) The whole jail was shrouded in darkness. (4) It's just hearsay but apparently John has been put in jail. (5) On the other hand, at least he didn't leave his dinner on the floor of the county jail. (6) He was put in jail for grand larceny. (7) He can be punished by long jail sentences.
中文例句	(1) 两名犯人从监牢脱逃。 (2) 这个囚徒被投入监狱任凭他渐渐消瘦下去。 (3) 整座监狱笼罩在黑暗之中。 (4) 我也是听说的啦，听说约翰好像被关进拘留所了。 (5) 可是，从另一方面来说，他至少没有吐在拘留所的地板上。 (6) 他因重大盗窃案而被监禁。 (7) 他可能受到长期监禁的处罚。
vocabulary简明	A jail is a place where people are confined while they're being punished for a crime. If you end up getting a mug shot and put behind bars, chances are you are In jail.
vocabulary扩展	To arrest someone and put them in a jail cell is to jail them. Jail prisoners are often simply waiting for their trials — they've been charged with a crime, but they haven't yet been found to be guilty (or innocent). Jail was originally spelled gayhol, and in Britain it's also spelled gaol. This can be traced back to the Medieval Latin gabiola, from Late Latin caveola and the Latin cavea, "cage or enclosure."
柯林斯解释	in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用gaol 1 [N-VAR 可变名词]监狱；看守所 A jail is a place where criminals are kept in order to punish them, or where people waiting to be tried are kept. Three prisoners escaped from a jail. 3名囚犯越狱了。 2 [VERB 动词]使入狱；监禁 If someone is jailed, they are put into jail. [be V-ed] [usu passive] He was jailed for twenty years. 他被判了20年监禁。

Jail Put Prisoners Latin Punished Place People Waiting