单词 | bail out |
释义 | 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]verb See full dictionary entry for bail 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 |
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