柯林斯詞典jail /d?e?l/ (jailing,jailed,jails) BRIT also gaol1. N-VAR A jail is a place where criminals are kept in order to punish them, or where people waiting to be tried are kept. 監(jiān)獄 Three prisoners escaped from a jail. 3個(gè)囚犯從一個(gè)監(jiān)獄逃跑了。2. V-T If someone is jailed, they are put into jail. 監(jiān)禁[usu passive] He was jailed for twenty years. 他被監(jiān)禁了20年。 返回 jail劍橋詞典a place where criminals are kept to punish them for their crimes, or where people accused of crimes are kept while waiting for their trials 監(jiān)獄；看守所 the country's overcrowded jails 該國過於擁擠的監(jiān)獄 a 13-year jail sentence /term 被判13年監(jiān)禁 The financier was released from jail last week . 那個(gè)金融家上周被釋放了。 They spent ten years in jail for fraud . 他們因欺詐罪入獄10年。 They don't throw anyone in jail for parking illegally, but they will tow your car and charge you a fine . 他們不會(huì)因爲(wèi)違章停車而判人入獄，可是會(huì)拖走你的車還會(huì)罸款。 例句 Arrangements were made to move the prisoners to another jail.He faces three years in jail for selling narcotics .He's stayed out of trouble since he was released from jail last year .There has been a mass breakout from one of Germany's top security jails.He has been languishing in jail for the past 20 years . 返回 jail