单词 | bail |
释义 | bail bail (UK ALSO bale) /beɪl/ verb [I] (REMOVE WATER) ↑Verb Endings for bail ► F0 to remove water from a boat using a container: » The boat's sinking! Start bailing quickly!Thesaurus+: ↑Sailing and boating bail /beɪl/ noun (CRICKET) bails [plural]► F0 the two small pieces of wood on top of the stumps in a game of cricket, that can be knocked off with the ball to make the player who is batting (= hitting the ball) outThesaurus+: ↑Cricket , ↑General terms used in ball sports bail /beɪl/ noun [U] (MONEY) ► F0 an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial: » He was released/remanded on bail (of $100,000).» Because of a previous conviction, the judge refused to grant bail (= allow the accused person to be released).» Her parents have agreed to put up/stand (US post) (= pay) bail for her.Thesaurus+: ↑Court cases, orders and decisions bail /beɪl/ verb [T] (MONEY) ↑Verb Endings for bail ► F0 If someone accused of a crime is bailed, they are released until their trial after paying bail to the court: » She was yesterday bailed for three weeks on drink-driving offences.» [+ to infinitive] He was bailed to appear at the Magistrates' Court next month.Thesaurus+: ↑Court cases, orders and decisions |
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