单词 | gaol delivery |
释义 | deliver /di-livˈər/transitive verb
To keep a promise, fulfil an undertaking adjective (obsolete)Nimble ORIGIN: Fr délivrer, from L dē from, and līberāre to set free, from līber free deliverabilˈity noun delivˈerable adjective delivˈerance noun
delivˈerer noun delivˈerly adverb (obsolete) delivˈery noun
delivˈery-man noun A man who goes round delivering goods delivery note noun A document sent with goods to the customer, detailing the goods and signed on receipt as evidence of their delivery delivˈery-pipe or delivˈery-tube noun One that delivers water, etc at the place where it is required delivˈery-van noun A tradesman's van for delivering goods at customers' premises be delivered of (archaic) To give birth to deliver the goods (informal) To carry out what is required or promised general delivery The delivery of letters at a post office to the persons to whom they are addressed, opp to house-to-house delivery jail or gaol delivery see under jail 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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