英语词汇“bail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

bail

释义

security deposited as a guarantee that somebody temporarily freed from custody will return to stand trial

temporary release on bail

somebody who provides bail

go/stand bail

to act as or provide security for somebody who has been freed from custody temporarily

jump bail

said of somebody who has been released on bail: to fail to appear for trial

[Middle English bail, custody, security for appearance, via Old French from Latin bajulare to carry a load]

to release (somebody) on bail

(often + out) to procure the release of (a person in custody) by giving bail

to deliver (property) in trust to another person for a special purpose and for a limited period

bailable adj

bailee /bayʹlee/ noun

bailment noun

bailor noun

[(senses 1, 2) from bail¹; (sense 3) from Anglo-French baillier to deliver]

in cricket, either of the two crosspieces that lie on the stumps to form the wicket

chiefly Brit a partition for separating animals

Aus, NZ a device for holding a cow's head when it is being milked

a bar for holding paper steady on a typewriter or printer

[Middle English baille bailey, from Old French]

a container used to remove water from a boat

[Middle English baille via Old French from medieval Latin bajula water vessel]

(usu + out) to clear (water) from a boat by collecting it in a bail, bucket etc and throwing it over the side

verb intrans

(usu + out) to parachute from an aircraft

informal (usu + out) to flee a difficult or dangerous situation, often leaving others in trouble or with onerous responsibilities

bailer noun

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