单词 | jailbird |
释义 | jail or gaol /jāl/nounA prison transitive verbTo imprison ORIGIN: OFr gaole (Fr geôle), from LL gabiola a cage, from L cavea a cage, from cavus hollow jailˈer, jailˈor or gaolˈer noun (also fem jailˈeress, etc) a person in charge of a jail or of prisoners jailˈbait noun (slang) A sexually attractive person who is below the legal age of consent (also adjective) jailˈbird or gaolˈbird noun (informal) Someone who often is, has been, or should be in jail jailˈbreak or gaolˈbreak noun An escape from prison jailˈbreak or gaolˈbreak transitive verb To modify (an electronic device) to allow it to use unauthorized software jail delivery or gaol delivery noun
jailˈ-fēver or gaolˈ-fēver noun Typhus fever, once common in jails jailˈhouse noun (US) A prison break jail or gaol To force one's way out of prison Commission of Jail Delivery One of the commissions formerly issued to judges of assize and judges of the Central Criminal Court in England to try all prisoners |
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