jail1/dʒel; dʒeIl/ also 又作 gaolBrE 【英】n [C,U] a place where criminals are kept as a punishment [ prison ] 监狱: in jail He was sentenced to six years in jail. 他被判监禁六年。jail sentence/term (=how long someone must spend in jail) 徒刑/刑期COLLOCATIONS 词语搭配go to jail 进监狱put sb in jail 把某人关进监狱send sb to jail 把某人送进监狱spend time in jail 坐牢release sb from jail 把某人释放出狱get out of jail (=be released from jail) 出狱escape from jail 越狱
jail2 also 又作 gaolBrE 【英】v [T] to put someone in prison 监禁: He was jailed for tax evasion. 他因逃税而被监禁。