| 单词 | jail |
| 释义 | jail (dʒeɪl ) Word forms: jails , jailing , jailed regional note: in BRIT, also use gaol 1. variable noun B1+ A jail is a place where criminals are kept in order to punish them, or where people waiting to be tried are kept. Three prisoners escaped from a jail. Synonyms: prison, penitentiary [US], jailhouse [Southern US], penal institution 2. verb [usually passive] B2 If someone is jailed, they are put into jail. He was jailed for twenty years. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: imprison, confine, detain, lock up Quotations: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.Instructions for Monopoly Idioms: get out of jail [British, journalism] to narrowly succeed in avoiding defeat or a difficult situation Chelsea got out of jail because Everton made the fundamental mistake of trying to defend a one-goal lead. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: avoid jail He avoided jail because it could not be proved that he burgled her home. Times, Sunday Times (2014) A teacher who disguised her car to avoid getting six points for speeding has avoided jail. The Sun (2013) The Ministry of Justice will tomorrow set out plans under which thousands of offenders would avoid jail. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But he was spared jail after he volunteered for rehab. The Sun (2016) She was spared jail for the sake of her kids aged three, five and eight and given a 12- week suspended sentence instead. The Sun (2012) A pensioner who pointed a gun at two lads playing a ball game has been spared jail. The Sun (2014) More than 500 killer drivers have dodged jail in the past five years. The Sun (2012) They dodged jail despite having an average of 15 previous offences. The Sun (2011) She offered to repay the money to dodge jail but a judge said it would take her 70 years and refused. The Sun (2012) It has emerged the anaesthetist served jail time for illegally selling painkillers. The Sun Most people know of someone who has served jail time over unpaid debts. Times, Sunday Times Prosecutors said he was twice offered a plea bargain that would have cost him less jail time than the nine-year minimum he received. Times, Sunday Times He could get more jail time for breaching his licence. The Sun He got a one-year community order after prosecutors called for jail time. The Sun Burundi's most notorious jail was built for 800 prisoners but holds 3,300. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The regime released about 200 political prisoners from the country's notorious jails. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Cons have dubbed it Alcatraz after the notorious American island jail. The Sun (2006) Open jails have often been controversial. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He would have spent the last years of his sentence in an open jail. Times, Sunday Times (2009) But he had to wait about three months for a hearing to be moved to an open jail. The Sun (2014) Staff at the overcrowded jail were often unable to control the wings as there were only two on duty to monitor 60 inmates. Times, Sunday Times One hundred and fifty prisoners have been moved amid fears over the stability of an overcrowded jail. Times, Sunday Times Pressure to increase prosecutions and toughen sentences for online hate crimes threatens to overwhelm limited police resources and the overcrowded jail system. Times, Sunday Times In the pressure-cooker atmosphere of an overcrowded jail, easier telephone contact with families and friends will calm many inmates down. Times, Sunday Times The tower was unmanned because of staff shortages at the overcrowded jail. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 监狱, 监禁 Japanese: 刑務所, 投獄する |
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