| 单词 | jail |
| 释义 | jail (once / 232 pages) nv 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. 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." WORD FAMILYjail: jailed, jailer, jailing, jailor, jails+/jailer: jailers/jailor: jailors USAGE EXAMPLESSomeone convicted of killing a turtle faces a maximum fine of about $240 and up to three months in jail. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) His deputy was also jailed for bribery two years ago. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) Dahlin’s first project was a report denouncing the existence of an illegal nationwide network of secret detention facilities called “black jails”. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1n 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) Syn|Hypo|Hyper clink, gaol, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer bastille a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) holding cella jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial hoosegow, hoosgowslang for a jail house of correction(formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences lockupjail in a local police station workhousea county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months correctional institution a penal institution maintained by the government 2v lock up or confine, in or as in a jail Syn|Hyper gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand confine, detain deprive of freedom; take into confinement |
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