jail是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 a place where criminals are kept to punish them for their crimes, or where people accused of crimes are kept while waiting for their trials -- 監獄；看守所

  • the country's overcrowded jails 該國過於擁擠的監獄

  • a 13-year jail sentence/term 被判13年監禁

  • The financier was released from jail last week. 那個金融家上周獲釋了。

  • They spent ten years in jail for fraud. 他們因欺詐罪入獄十年。

  • They don't throw anyone in jail for parking illegally, but they will tow your car and charge you a fine. 他們不會因為違章停車而判人入獄，可是會拖走你的車還會罰款。

• 1 to put someone in a jail -- 監禁

  • He was jailed for three years. 他被監禁了三年。