词汇搭配
用作名词 (n.)
动词+～- break〔escape〕 from jail越狱
- go into jail进监狱
介词+～词组短语
in jail在监狱；在狱中服刑；被封锁了
go to jail入狱
同近义词辨析
prison, cell, jail
这组词都有“牢房，监狱”的意思，其区别是：
prison指触犯刑律的人被关押的地方，通常指判决后的罪犯居留地。
jail(英国英语拼写为gaol)指收犯轻罪的人或未经判决的人的处所。
jail, imprison, confine
这组词都有“监禁”的意思，其区别是：
jail(英国用gaol)多指审判之间的拘禁或对罪行较轻的罪犯的监禁。
confine指监禁或幽禁；也指任何使行动受到限制的行为。
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
- Two prisoners broke loose from jail.
两名犯人从监牢脱逃。 - The prisoner is left to rot in the jail.
这个囚徒被投入监狱任凭他渐渐消瘦下去。 - The whole jail was shrouded in darkness.
整座监狱笼罩在黑暗之中。 - It's just hearsay but apparently John has been put in jail.
我也是听说的啦，听说约翰好像被关进拘留所了。 - On the other hand, at least he didn't leave his dinner on the floor of the county jail.
可是，从另一方面来说，他至少没有吐在拘留所的地板上。
用作及物动词(vt.)
- He was put in jail for grand larceny.
他因重大盗窃案而被监禁。 - He can be punished by long jail sentences.
他可能受到长期监禁的处罚。
权威例句
Briton Faces Jail for Sex on Dubai BeachThe mentally ill in an urban county jail.Mental health problems of prison and jail inmatesRisk of death in prisoners after release from jailMental Health Status of Prisoners in an Urban JailPrevalence of serious mental illness among jail inmatesCo-occurring disorders among mentally ill jail detainees. Implications for public policy.Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among incarcerated women. I. Pretrial jail detaineesThe prevalence of severe mental disorder among male urban jail detainees: comparison with the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program.Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among incarcerated women. I. Pretrial jail detainees.[Erratum appears in Arch Gen Psychiatry 199...
