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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- jail
[ʤeɪl]
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1.
noun
[c/u]
监狱
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2.
vt.
监禁
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in jail
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在监狱
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He was sentenced to two years in jail.
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他被判两年监禁。
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to go to jail
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入狱
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- jail
[ʤeɪl]
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1.
n.[c/u]
监狱，牢房，看守所
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Bill was sentenced to a year in the county jail.
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比尔被判在县级监狱服刑一年。
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2.
noun
[Person Name]
杰尔
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3.
vt.
监禁，拘留，关押
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Bob was jailed for grand theft.
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鲍勃因盗窃罪被监禁。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- jail
[ʤeɪl]
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n
a place for the confinement of persons convicted and sentenced to imprisonment or of persons awaiting trial to whom bail is not granted
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2.
vt.
[tr]
to confine in prison
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3.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French jaiole cage, from Vulgar Latin caveola (unattested), from Latin cavea enclosure; see cage: the two spellings derive from the forms of the word that developed in two different areas of France, and the spelling gaol represents a pronunciation in use until the 17th century
Examples
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consigned to jail
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被押解到监狱
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a fight landed him in jail
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他因斗殴而入狱
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Somehow he managed to spirit news out to the world outside although he's in jail.
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虽然身陷牢狱，但不知用什么方法他总是能把消息透漏到外面去。
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You'll end up doing time in the jail.
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你会在监狱度过余生。
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He was sentenced to two years in jail.
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他被判两年监禁。
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