读音

/jeɪl/

释义

• 名词 (n): 监狱，拘留所。一个关押犯人的地方。例如: “He was sent to jail for theft.”
• 动词 (v): 将某人关进监狱。例如: “The police jailed the suspect until further investigation.”

短语

• “break out of jail” 从监狱逃跑。
• “do time in jail” 在监狱服刑。
• “be behind bars” 被关在监狱里。

例句

• 名词: “The escaped prisoner was back in jail within hours.”
• 动词: “The judge sentenced him to six months in jail for drunk driving.”

同义词

• Prison
• Penitentiary
• Correctional facility
• Lockup
• Gaol (主要在英式英语中使用)