jail

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近义词incarcerate captive hold imprison up lock

n. 监狱；监牢；拘留所
vt. 监禁；下狱
n. (Jail)人名；(英)杰尔

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中文词源

jail 监狱

来自拉丁语caveola,笼子，词源同cage,cave.引申词义监狱。拼写比较nail,rule.

词态变化

复数: jails;第三人称单数: jails;过去式: jailed;过去分词: jailed;现在分词: jailing;

助记提示

1. 谐音“监哦”----监牢哦。

英文词源

jail: jail: [13] Etymologically, a jail is a ‘little cage’. The word comes ultimately from Vulgar Latin *gaviola, which was an alteration of an earlier *caveola, a diminutive form of Latin cavea ‘cage’ (source of English cage). It passed into English in two distinct versions: jail came via Old French jaiole; but the Old Northern French form of the word was gaiole, and this produced English gaol.

Until the 17th century gaol was pronounced with a hard /g/ sound, but then it gradually fell into line phonetically with jail. There has been a tendency for British English to use the spelling gaol, while American prefers jail, but there are now signs that jail is on the increase in Britain.
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jail (n.): late 13c., gayhol, from Old North French gaiole and Old French jaole, both meaning "a cage, prison," from Medieval Latin gabiola, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive of Latin cavea "cage, enclosure, stall, coop" (see cave (n.)). Both forms carried into Middle English; now pronounced "jail" however it is spelled. Persistence of Norman-derived gaol (preferred in Britain) is "chiefly due to statutory and official tradition" [OED].
jail (v.): "to put in jail," c. 1600, from jail (n.). Related: Jailed; jailing.

双语例句

1. Last night he was being held in solitary confinement in Douglas jail.: 昨晚他被单独监禁在道格拉斯的监狱里。

2. He's probably going to finish up in jail for business fraud.: 他最后很可能会因为商业诈骗而入狱。

3. In the end the "bad guys" are caught and sent to jail.: 最后，“坏人”都被抓住送进了监狱。

4. Mr Garcia said his conscience was clear over the jail incidents.: 加西亚先生说他对监狱中发生的事件问心无愧。

5. A dozen inmates have absconded from Forest Jail in the past year.: 去年共有12名犯人从福雷斯特监狱逃脱。

英英释意

1. 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)

考试真题

Agents and fashion houses who hire models with a BMI under 18 could pay $82,000 in fines and spend up to 6 months in jail.

Although many of Hills dale's students came from wealthy households, by the late 1990 average test scores were sliding and it had earned the unaffectionate nickname (绰号) "Hills jail.

Agents and fashion houses who hire models with a Bmi under 18 could pay $82,000 in fines and spend up to 6 months in jail.

Others highlight the strain that undocumented immigrants place on public services, like schools, hospitals, and jails.

When you do this you may feel a little, or large, release from the jail of your mind and you'll be on your way.

实用场景例句

She spent a year in jail.: 她坐了一年牢。

He has been released from jail.: 他已从监狱里放出来了。

a ten-year jail sentence: 十年监禁的判刑

Britain's overcrowded jails: 英国过度拥挤的监狱

He was jailed for life for murder.: 他因谋杀罪被终身监禁。

Three prisoners escaped from a jail.: 3名囚犯越狱了。

He was jailed for twenty years.: 他被判了20年监禁。

The prisoner was taken under escort to the jail.: 罪犯被押送到监狱.

If you don't learn how to keep your nose clean, you're going to end up in jail.: 如果你不学会守法, 你会进监狱的.

After breaking out of jail, he hid out in a deserted farmhouse.: 他越狱后躲藏在一个无人居住的农舍里.

The police put the culprit in jail.: 警方把罪犯投入监狱.

The protesters were hauled off to jail.: 抗议者被拉走投入监牢.

The judge did not jail the young man, but put him on probation for a year.: 法官没有把那个年轻人关进监狱, 而且将他缓刑察看一年.

He has been in jail several times, but recently he seems to have turned over a new leaf.: 他坐过几次牢, 但近来似乎已改过自新.

He was in no sense a political prisoner, but a gangster and racketeer who rightly did six years in jail.: 他绝不是一个政治犯, 而是一个歹徒和敲诈勒索犯,罪有应得地在监狱里蹲了6年.

The criminal was committed to jail.: 罪犯已押交监狱.

After breaking out of the jail, he hid out in a deserted farmhouse.: 他越狱后, 暗藏在一个无人居住的农舍里.

He was banged up in a Nepal jail for six months.: 他在尼泊尔一座监狱里关押了六个月.

After his experience in jail , he has a pretty jaundiced view of the penal system.: 经历了牢狱生活之后, 他对刑罚制度颇有成见.

I hope you won't finish up in jail.: 希望你不要以入狱告终.

The man was put in jail for grand larceny.: 那人因重大盗窃案而被监禁.

One prison guard was killed when a riot broke out in the jail.: 一位狱警在监狱骚乱中遇难。

Those two should have been thrown in jail.: 那两个人早就应该抓去坐牢。

He's probably going to finish up in jail for business fraud.: 他最后很可能会因为商业诈骗而入狱。

Instead of ending up in jail or in the gutter he was remarkably successful.: 结果他非但没有锒铛入狱或是穷困潦倒，反而功成名就。

You could face up to eight years in jail for spreading rumours considered prejudicial to security.: 散布危害社会安全的谣言将被判入狱8年。

Mr Garcia said his conscience was clear over the jail incidents.: 加西亚先生说他对监狱中发生的事件问心无愧。

A dozen inmates have absconded from Forest Jail in the past year.: 去年共有12名犯人从福雷斯特监狱逃脱。

Before sentence was passed, Mr Mills escaped from jail.: 在宣判前，米尔斯先生越狱了。

Martinez was taken off to jail.: 马丁内斯被抓进了大牢。

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