(pl. -ies)
1- a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court陪审团（宣誓根据法庭提交的证据对案件予以裁定的一组人, 一般由十二人组成）：
the jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts.
陪审团一致裁定被告有罪。
1.1
- a body of people selected to judge a competition（比赛、竞赛中的）评判团, 评审委员会。
-ies, -ied
with obj.（一般作be juried）chiefly N. Amer. judge (an art or craft exhibition or exhibit)〈主北美〉鉴定, 评审（艺术品、工艺品展览会或展品）。
短语
the jury is out
- a decision has not yet been reached on a controversial subject悬而未决：
the jury is still out on whether self-regulation by doctors is adequate.
关于医生的自我监督管理是否得当的问题仍然悬而未决。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French juree 'oath, inquiry', from Latin jurata, feminine past participle of jurare 'swear' （see JUROR）.
attrib.
- Nautical (of a mast or other fitting) improvised or temporary【航海】（桅杆等）临时的, 应急的; 备用的; 暂时的：
we need to get that jury rudder fixed.
我们需要把备用舵安装好。
词源
early 19th cent.: independent usage of the first element of early 17th-cent. jury-mast 'temporary mast', of uncertain origin （Compare with JURY-RIGGED）.