| 单词 | jail |
| 释义 | jail 2 ENTRIES FOUND: 1 jail noun plural jails 1 jail noun plural jails Learner's definition of JAIL : a place where people are kept when they have been arrested and are being punished for a crime监狱；看守所 [count]
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Synonyms同义词 jail, prison, and penitentiary all refer to places where criminals are kept. *jail, prison和penitentiary均指关押罪犯的场所。 In U.S. English, jail usually refers to a small local place for holding criminals.在美国英语中， jail通常指关押罪犯的地方小监狱。
Prison refers to a much larger building for more serious criminals, such as murderers.*prison指较大的关押地，用于关押诸如杀人犯等重罪犯人。
Penitentiary always refers to a large state or federal prison.*penitentiary指州或联邦的大监狱。
In British English, there is no clear difference between jail and prison, and the word penitentiary is not now used.在英国英语中，jail和prison没有明显的区别，penitentiary一词现已不再使用。 2 jail /ˈʤeɪl/ verb also British gaol jails; jailed; jailing 2 jail /ˈʤeɪl/ verb also British gaol jails; jailed; jailing Learner's definition of JAIL [+ object] : to put (a person) in jail监禁（某人）；把…关进监狱— usually used as (be) jailed 通常用作(be)
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