jail

/dʒeɪl/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6
一句话记住

监狱；看守所；监禁；把……关进监狱

释义与例句

n. 监狱；看守所
a place where people are kept as punishment for a crime or while waiting for trial
  1. He spent five years in jail for armed robbery.
    他因持械抢劫在监狱里服刑五年。
  2. The old jail is now open to visitors as a museum.
    那座旧监狱现在作为博物馆向游客开放。
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  1. She was sent to jail for six months.
    她被判处六个月监禁。
v. 监禁；把……关进监狱
to put someone in jail as punishment for a crime
  1. The judge jailed him for two years.
    法官判处他两年监禁。
  2. Three men were jailed for their part in the fraud.
    三名男子因参与这起诈骗案而被监禁。
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  1. She was jailed after admitting that she had stolen the money.
    她承认偷钱后被判入狱。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 记 go to jail（入狱）和 be sent to jail（被判入狱）；表示服刑时常说 in jail，通常不加冠词。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • jailed 被监禁的
    jail 的过去式和过去分词，也可作形容词。
  • jailer 狱卒；看守
    指负责看守囚犯的人。
同义词
  • prison 监狱
    prison 通常指关押已定罪者的监狱；jail 常指看守所或刑期较短的监禁场所，在美式英语中也常泛指监狱。
    He was released from prison last year. 他去年获释出狱。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • gaol 监狱
    gaol 是 jail 的旧式英式拼写，读音相同；现代英式英语通常也写 jail。
    The former gaol is a listed building. 那座旧监狱是一座列入保护名录的建筑。
常见搭配
  • go to jail 入狱
    You could go to jail for lying to the court. 向法庭作虚假陈述可能会让你入狱。
  • be sent to jail 被送进监狱
    The repeat offender was sent to jail. 那名惯犯被送进了监狱。
  • jail somebody for something 因某事监禁某人
    They jailed the accountant for embezzlement. 他们因挪用公款罪将那名会计监禁。