jail

US [dʒeɪl]
UK [dʒeɪl]
  • n.监狱;监禁;牢
  • v.监禁;关入监狱;把…下牢
  • Web监牢;班房;大牢
Plural Form:jails  Past Participle:jailed  Present Participle:jailing  
jail
n.
1.
[u][c]
监狱a prison
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
v.
1.
[usupass]
~ sb (for sth)
监禁to put sb in prison
He was jailed for life for murder.
他因谋杀罪被终身监禁。

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