| 单词 | bail |
| 释义 | bail (beɪl ) Word forms: bails , bailing , bailed language note: The spelling bale is also used for meaning [sense 5], and for meanings , [sense 1] and , [sense 4] of the phrasal verb. 1. uncountable noun [oft on NOUN] Bail is a sum of money that an arrested person or someone else puts forward as a guarantee that the arrested person will attend their trial in a law court. If the arrested person does not attend it, the money will be lost. He was freed on bail pending an appeal. The high court set bail at £8,000. Synonyms: security, bond, guarantee, pledge 2. uncountable noun Bail is permission for an arrested person to be released after bail has been paid. He was yesterday given bail by South Yorkshire magistrates. 3. verb [usually passive] If someone is bailed, they are released while they are waiting for their trial, after paying an amount of money to the court. He was bailed for probation reports. [be VERB-ed] He was bailed to appear before local magistrates on 5 November. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive] 4. countable noun [usually plural] In cricket, the bails are the two small pieces of wood that are laid across the top of the stumps to form the wicket. 5. verb If you bail, you use a container to remove water from a boat or from a place which is flooded. We kept her afloat for a couple of hours by bailing frantically. [VERB] Synonyms: scoop, empty, dip, ladle Bail out means the same as bail. A crew was sent down the shaft to close it off and bail out all the water. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The flood waters have receded since then, but residents are still bailing out. [VERB PARTICLE] 6. to jump bail phrase If a prisoner jumps bail, he or she does not come back for his or her trial after being released on bail. He had jumped bail last year while being tried on drug charges. Phrasal verbs: bail out 1. phrasal verb If you bail someone out, you help them out of a difficult situation, often by giving them money. They will discuss how to bail the economy out of its slump. [VERB noun PARTICLE + of] He desperately needed cash to bail out the ailing restaurant. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 2. See also bailout 3. phrasal verb If you bail someone out, you pay bail on their behalf. He has been jailed eight times. Each time, friends bailed him out. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 4. phrasal verb If a pilot bails out of an aircraft that is crashing, he or she jumps from it, using a parachute to land safely. Reid was forced to bail out of the crippled aircraft. [VERB PARTICLE + of] The pilot bailed out safely. [VERB PARTICLE] 5. bail [sense 5] Collocations: bail hearing The producer used a walking frame to enter the court for a bail hearing yesterday. Times,Sunday Times The court appearance will also function as a bail hearing. Times,Sunday Times They were remanded in custody for a bail hearing today. The Sun When he attended a bail hearing five days later, he was shackled and chained to a line of prisoners. Times, Sunday Times He denied the charge and was remanded in custody pending a bail hearing. Times, Sunday Times One of them also skipped town after she had stumped up his 44,000 bail money. The Sun He provided the legal fees for an appeal and their bail money. Times, Sunday Times I hope this means that the 200,000 bail money has been forfeited. The Sun One customer was forced to stay in prison for the weekend after his bail money failed to clear. Times, Sunday Times She began her activism by raising bail money for civil rights protesters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At some points they had to bail water caused by a leak, and at another a man fell overboard, delaying their journey. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then, using only their hands and tools provided, they had bail water out of the boat to lighten it enough to carry onshore. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As well as activating the electronic bilge pump, both men frantically bailed water with large buckets. Times, Sunday Times If you have spent a good part of the past month bailing water out of your sodden home, this could be the news you have been waiting for. Times, Sunday Times The men become fatigued and bicker with one another; nevertheless, the oiler and the correspondent take turns rowing toward shore, while the cook bails water to keep the boat afloat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then, he held that original habeas was not preempted by the decision of a lower court to deny bail. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In courtroom after courtroom, one group after another were being denied bail. Times, Sunday Times After being repeatedly denied bail, he pleaded guilty in the hope of obtaining a lenient sentence. Times, Sunday Times He was denied bail, handcuffed in and put into a sheriff's custody. Times, Sunday Times Seventeen-year-olds charged with an offence and denied bail will no longer be held overnight in police custody, the government has announced. Times, Sunday Times They were granted bail but the judge warned them she was considering a prison sentence and fine. Times, Sunday Times (2010) They were granted bail but told that all sentencing options remained open. Times, Sunday Times (2013) He was granted bail on the condition that he has no unsupervised contact with anyone under 16. He has also had to surrender his passport. The Sun (2013) The group said that it was ordered to post bail of €1 billion (720 million). Times, Sunday Times Of the 46 detained defendants, 14 were unable immediately to post bail. Times, Sunday Times That she insisted all along on his innocence will count in his favour; that she was able to post bail of $1 million and a bond of $5 million will not. Times, Sunday Times Some carried money or deeds to their homes, hoping to be able to post bail. Times, Sunday Times They borrowed 100 to post bail, freeing him after a dozen days behind bars. Times, Sunday Times He was refused bail and will return to the court in November. The Sun (2013) She was remanded in custody after being refused bail. The Sun (2017) Nor was there any other reason for thinking that the defendant was wrongly refused bail. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Now police can only set bail for 28 days, after which it must be renewed, a time-consuming, costly business. Times,Sunday Times A judge has set bail for each of them at $50,000. Times, Sunday Times The 40-year-old was detained, had his licence suspended and was set bail of €10,000 (8,750). Times, Sunday Times The court set bail and allowed him to send telegrams to his previous business associates requesting assistance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Magistrate judges generally oversee first appearances of criminal defendants, set bail, and conduct other administrative duties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These reasons can be related to the accused's likelihood to skip bail, or to public danger resulting from the accused being at large. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He skipped bail and was caught trying to steal a chicken sandwich and some plasters. Times, Sunday Times Arrested in 1973, he skipped bail but in 1980, after years living it up on the run, he was apprehended for a second time. Times, Sunday Times Many of those facing charges are sabotaging their tags - and then skipping bail. The Sun Nine forces were unable to say how many criminals had skipped bail, while the remaining 34 forces identified 9,500 suspects who had done so. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 保释 Japanese: 保釈金 |
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