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

A jailbird is someone who's been in prison or is still there. Your parents might refer to your disgraced car thief cousin a jailbird.

Jailbird is a casual and derogatory term for a convicted criminal, especially one who's been in and out of jail several times. Following a prison escape, a local newspaper's headline might read "Jailbird on the Loose!" Jailbird, coined in the 17th century, equates the image of a bird in a cage with a prisoner in jail.

WORD FAMILY

jailbird: jailbirds

USAGE EXAMPLES

Santa’s delight at meeting jailbird Warwick Davis, whom he naively mistakes for an elf, is brilliantly handled.

The Guardian(Dec 18, 2016)

The jailbird appeared well behaved and was taken into custody without incident, authorities said.

Washington Post(Nov 15, 2016)

The Statue of Liberty is posing for pictures, along with Laurie Sanger, in an orange jumpsuit, a blond wig and handcuffs: a jailbird Hillary Clinton.

New York Times(Nov 07, 2016)

n a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly

Syn|Hyper

gaolbird, jail bird

criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

单词	jailbird
释义	jailbird (once / 33770 pages) n A jailbird is someone who's been in prison or is still there. Your parents might refer to your disgraced car thief cousin a jailbird. Jailbird is a casual and derogatory term for a convicted criminal, especially one who's been in and out of jail several times. Following a prison escape, a local newspaper's headline might read "Jailbird on the Loose!" Jailbird, coined in the 17th century, equates the image of a bird in a cage with a prisoner in jail. WORD FAMILY jailbird: jailbirds USAGE EXAMPLES Santa’s delight at meeting jailbird Warwick Davis, whom he naively mistakes for an elf, is brilliantly handled. The Guardian(Dec 18, 2016) The jailbird appeared well behaved and was taken into custody without incident, authorities said. Washington Post(Nov 15, 2016) The Statue of Liberty is posing for pictures, along with Laurie Sanger, in an orange jumpsuit, a blond wig and handcuffs: a jailbird Hillary Clinton. New York Times(Nov 07, 2016) n a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly Syn\|Hyper gaolbird, jail bird criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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