jail
英 [dʒeɪl] 美 [dʒel]

n.

监狱；拘留所；

vt.

监禁；拘留；

变形

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

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]监狱 a place where criminals are kept as part of their punishment

英英释义

jail[ dʒeil ]

• n.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)

  同义词：jailhousegaolclinkslammerpokypokey

• v.lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

  同义词：imprisonincarceratelagimmureput behind barsjuggaolput awayremand

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• break〔escape〕 from jail越狱
• go into jail进监狱

介词+～

• serve time in jail在狱中服刑

词组短语

in jail在监狱；在狱中服刑；被封锁了

go to jail入狱

同近义词辨析

prison, cell, jail

这组词都有“牢房，监狱”的意思，其区别是：

prison指触犯刑律的人被关押的地方，通常指判决后的罪犯居留地。

cell指单人牢房或几个人合住的小牢房。

jail(英国英语拼写为gaol)指收犯轻罪的人或未经判决的人的处所。

jail, imprison, confine

这组词都有“监禁”的意思，其区别是：

jail(英国用gaol)多指审判之间的拘禁或对罪行较轻的罪犯的监禁。

imprison较正式用词，多指较长时间的监禁。

confine指监禁或幽禁；也指任何使行动受到限制的行为。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Two prisoners broke loose from jail.
   两名犯人从监牢脱逃。
2. The prisoner is left to rot in the jail.
   这个囚徒被投入监狱任凭他渐渐消瘦下去。
3. The whole jail was shrouded in darkness.
   整座监狱笼罩在黑暗之中。
4. It's just hearsay but apparently John has been put in jail.
   我也是听说的啦，听说约翰好像被关进拘留所了。
5. On the other hand, at least he didn't leave his dinner on the floor of the county jail.
   可是，从另一方面来说，他至少没有吐在拘留所的地板上。

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. He was put in jail for grand larceny.
   他因重大盗窃案而被监禁。
2. He can be punished by long jail sentences.
   他可能受到长期监禁的处罚。

权威例句

Briton Faces Jail for Sex on Dubai Beach
The mentally ill in an urban county jail.
Mental health problems of prison and jail inmates
Risk of death in prisoners after release from jail
Mental Health Status of Prisoners in an Urban Jail
Prevalence of serious mental illness among jail inmates
Co-occurring disorders among mentally ill jail detainees. Implications for public policy.
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among incarcerated women. I. Pretrial jail detainees
The prevalence of severe mental disorder among male urban jail detainees: comparison with the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program.
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among incarcerated women. I. Pretrial jail detainees.[Erratum appears in Arch Gen Psychiatry 199...