英语词汇“bail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

bail

释义

noun | verb

bailbail1 /beɪl/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]

ETYMOLOGYbail¹

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French keeping someone as a prisoner, from baillier to deliver, keep as a prisoner, from Medieval Latin bajulare to control

COLLOCATIONS► released on bail

Harrell will be released on bail (=let out of prison when bail is paid) until his trial.

► is ... on bail

Carpenter is free on bail while he appeals his conviction.

► held without bail

She is being held without bail (=staying in prison because bail is not allowed or cannot be paid) after her arrest Thursday.

► post/stand bail

(=pay the bail)

► jump/skip bail

(=not return to trial as you promised)

law money left with a court of law to prove that a prisoner will return when his or her trial starts: Harrell will be released on bail (=let out of prison when bail is paid) until his trial. Carpenter is free on bail while he appeals his conviction. She is being held without bail (=staying in prison because bail is not allowed or cannot be paid) after her arrest Thursday.post/stand bail (=pay the bail)jump/skip bail (=not return to trial as you promised) [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French keeping someone as a prisoner, from baillier to deliver, keep as a prisoner, from Medieval Latin bajulare to control]

noun | verb

bailbail2 verb

ETYMOLOGYbail²

Origin: (1-2, 4-6) 1600-1700 bail container for liquids (15-19 centuries), from Old French baille, from Medieval Latin bajula, from Latin bajulus ( ➔ BAIL¹); bail out (3) ➔ BAIL¹

VERB TABLE

bail

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	bail
	he, she, it	bails
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	bailed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have bailed
	he, she, it	has bailed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had bailed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will bail
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have bailed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am bailing
	he, she, it	is bailing
	you, we, they	are bailing
Past	I, he, she, it	was bailing
	you, we, they	were bailing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been bailing
	he, she, it	has been bailing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been bailing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be bailing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been bailing

1[intransitive, transitive] to remove water from the bottom of a boat2slang disapproving (also bail on somebody) to stop being involved in a situation because you do not want to be involved, especially when this leaves other people to finish something alone: You totally bailed on us, man!bail out phrasal verb1bail somebody/something ↔ out to do something to help someone out of trouble, especially financial problems: The state is bailing out the school districts by raising sales taxes.2 informal to escape from a situation that you do not want to be involved in anymore: After ten years in the business, McArthur is bailing out.3bail somebody ↔ out to leave a large sum of money with a court so that someone can be let out of prison while waiting for trial: He called me to bail him out.4 to escape from an airplane, using a parachute5bail something ↔ out to remove water from the bottom of a boat

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