🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典 🎯
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
IELTS BNC: 5079 COCA: 2528

jail

Word family 
Related topics: Jail & punishment
jail1 (also gaol British English) /dʒeɪl/ ●●● S3 W2 noun [countableC, uncountableU]  
PRISONa place where criminals are kept as part of their punishment, or where people who have been charged with a crime are kept before they are judged in a law court 监狱；看守所 SYN prison
 He’s been in jail for three months already.
他已经入狱三个月。
► see thesaurus at prison
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
go to jail 进监狱
They’re going to jail for a long time.
他们将长期坐牢。
send somebody to jail 把某人送进监狱
The judge sent Meyer to jail for six years.
法官判迈耶六年监禁。
put somebody in jail 把某人关进监狱
The government would put him in jail if he stayed in the country.
如果他留在国内，政府就会把他关进监狱。
throw somebody in jail (=put someone in jail) 把某人投入监狱
nDrunks were thrown in jail for a few days.
spend time/three months/six years etc in jail 坐牢/在监狱里被关三个月/六年等
nGriffiths spent three days in jail after pushing a policeman.
serve time/five years etc in jail (=spend time in jail) 服刑/坐牢五年等
nHe was finally released after serving 27 years in jail.
get out of jail 出狱
nHe got out of jail after five years for armed robbery.
release somebody from jail 将某人释放出狱
nMore than 30 of those arrested were released from jail for lack of evidence.
escape from jail 越狱
nThe killer has escaped from jail.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + jail
the local jail 当地监狱
The suspects were taken to the local jail.
嫌犯被送入当地监狱。
a town/city/county jail 镇/市/郡[县]监狱
nHe was held without bail for thirty days in the county jail.
a high-/top-/maximum-security jail 高度戒备/最高戒备的监狱
nSome inmates at the high-security jail had been wrongfully imprisoned.
jail + NOUN
a jail sentence 徒刑
He’s serving a 7-year jail sentence.
他在服七年的刑期。
a jail term (=period of time in jail) 刑期
nHe served only half of his three-month jail term.
a jail cell 牢房，囚室
nThe suspect was found dead in his jail cell.
Examples from the Corpus
jail• It was a special open day for a jail which is now due to open in April.• Alfassi was taken to a cell in the Los Angeles County jail.• 58% of prisoners are in jail for non violent crimes.• If I stayed there, I would have been in jail.• The strikers were harassed, beaten and put in jail for trespassing.• Not because Sharpe already has spent time in jail.• The riots ended with long jail terms for 338 mobsters.• That act of citizen charity left Barry free to reclaim city hall once he got out of jail.• New doubt over twenty men in top security jail.• This old building is the jail that Butch Cassidy escaped from in 1887.• Grover got caught for not paying his taxes and went to jail.
in jail• Konrad's been in jail for nine years.
jail2 (also gaol British English) ●●○ verb [transitiveT]  
KEEP/STOREto put someone in jail 监禁；拘留 SYN imprison
jail somebody for something
 Watson was jailed for tax evasion.
沃森因逃税入狱。
jail somebody for two months/six years/life etc
 They ought to jail her killer for life.
他们应判杀她的凶手终身监禁。
Examples from the Corpus
jail• Many of the group's leaders have now been jailed.• Murderers spared by the family are normally jailed by the state for five years.• Gang leader Calton, 39, of no fixed address, was jailed for 25 years.• Marco was arrested and jailed for accepting bribes from drug dealers.• About 5000 people have been jailed for crimes of terrorism or treason since 1992.• Two brothers were jailed for robbery.• Like the men jailed for the murder of Carl Bridgewater in 1979.• If the killer is caught, prosecuted and jailed, it provides some resolution of the rage.• Krishna Sen, the first editor to be jailed, was released from prison three months ago after serving a two-year sentence.
Origin jail1
(1200-1300) Old French jaiole, from Latin caveola, from cavea “cage”
jail1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1jail2 verb
LDOCE Online
Chinese
Corpus
IELTS BNC: 5079 COCA: 2528
jail

noun

 (BrE also gaol) ADJECTIVE | VERB + JAIL | JAIL + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤city, county, local市監獄；縣監獄；地方監獄▸➤➤high-security, maximum-security, top-security (all especially BrE) 戒備森嚴的監獄；實行最高級別警戒措施的監獄▸➤private私設的監獄▸➤overcrowded過度擁擠的監獄VERB + JAIL➤go to入獄◇He's gone to jail for fraud.他已因詐騙罪入獄。➤put sb in, send sb to, throw sb into把某人關進／把某人送進／把某人投入監獄▸➤keep sb in把某人關在獄中➤keep sb out of避免讓某人入獄◇His lawyer worked hard to keep him out of jail.為了幫他免除牢獄之災，他的律師付出了很大努力。➤be freed from, be out of, be released from, get out of獲釋出獄；出獄◇She could be out of jail in two years.她可能在兩年後出獄。➤escape from越獄▸➤threaten sb with使某人面臨入獄的危險◇He was threatened with jail if evidence of a hoax was discovered.如果發現他欺詐的證據，他就會有入獄的危險。➤face面臨入獄▸➤avoid, escape避免入獄；逃脫牢獄之災◇She avoided jail by pleading insanity.她以有精神病為由而免於入獄。JAIL + NOUN➤sentence, term, time監禁判決；刑期➤cell牢房PREPOSITION➤at a/the jail在監獄◇riots at Strangeways jail發生在斯特蘭奇韋斯監獄的暴亂➤in (a/the) jail坐牢◇How long has she been in jail?她坐牢多久了？◇There was a fire in the jail last night.昨夜監獄裏發生了火災。
IELTS BNC: 5079 COCA: 2528
jail noun
⇨ prison jail

verb

jail ♦︎ detain ♦︎ hold ♦︎ imprison ♦︎ lock sb up/away ♦︎ intern ♦︎ send sb to prison ♦︎ incarcerateThese words all mean to keep sb in a place and prevent them from leaving. 这些词均表示囚禁、关押。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to jail sb / detain sb / hold sb / imprison sb / lock sb up / intern sb / send sb to prison for sth◆to detain / hold / imprison / lock sb up / incarcerate sb in sth◆to jail / detain / hold / imprison sb without trial / charge■ jail [transitive, usually passive] (especially journalism 尤用于新闻) to put sb in a prison for committing a crime 监禁（犯人）◆He was jailed for life for murder.他因犯谋杀罪被终身监禁。  see also jail ⇨ prison ■ detain dɪˈteɪn [transitive] (rather formal) to keep sb in an official place, such as a police station, prison or hospital, and prevent them from leaving 拘留；扣押；监禁◆One man has been detained for questioning.一名男子被拘留审问。▸ detention

noun

 [uncountable] ◆police powers of arrest and detention警方的逮捕权和拘留权■ hold (held, held) [transitive] to keep sb and not allow them to leave 拘禁；拘留◆Police are holding two men in connection with last Thursday's bank raid.警方拘留了两名与上周四银行抢劫案有关的男子。◆He was held prisoner for two years.他被囚禁了两年。■ imprison ɪmˈprɪzn [transitive, often passive] (rather formal) to put sb in a prison for committing a crime; to keep sb in a place from which they cannot escape 监禁（犯人）；关押；扣留◆They were imprisoned for possession of drugs.他们因藏有毒品而被监禁。◆ (figurative) Some young mothers feel imprisoned in their own homes.有些年轻的母亲觉得待在家里如同坐牢。  see also prison ⇨ prison ▸ imprisonment

noun

 [uncountable] ◆He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder.他因犯谋杀罪被判终身监禁。■ ˌlock sb ˈup■ ˌlock sb aˈway

phrasal verb

 (informal) to put sb in prison or a mental hospital, often because they are dangerous 将（具有危险性的人）关进监狱（或精神病医院）◆You ought to be locked up!你应该被关起来！◆After what he did, they should lock him up and throw away the key.鉴于他的所作所为，他们就该把他关起来，然后把钥匙扔掉。■ intern ɪnˈtɜːn; NAmE ɪnˈtɜːrn [transitive, often passive] to put sb in prison during a war or for political reasons, although they have not been charged with a crime （战争期间或由于政治原因未经审讯）拘留，禁闭，关押◆They were interned by the government for the duration of the war.战争期间他们被政府关押了起来。▸ internment

noun

 [uncountable] ◆the internment of suspected terrorists对可疑恐怖分子的拘留◆an internment camp拘留营■ ˌsend sb to ˈprison

phrasal verb

(sent, sent)to cause sb to be put in prison for committing a crime, especially when this is done by a court （尤指法院）判某人入狱◆The judge sent her to prison for seven years.法官判她七年监禁。   see also prison ⇨ prison ■ incarcerate ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt; NAmE ɪnˈkɑːrsəreɪt [transitive, usually passive] (formal) to imprison sb, especially when this is felt to be wrong in some way, because it is unfair or because conditions are too harsh 监禁，关押，禁闭（尤指做法有失公正或条件过于恶劣）◆Thousands were incarcerated in labour camps.成千上万的人被关进了劳改营。
IELTS BNC: 5079 COCA: 2528

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 朗文詞典 📚 – longman.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime