詞彙精選：jail的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

監獄；拘留所

例句：

I always said he would wind up in jail.

我常說他到頭來非進監獄不可。

例句：

He was flung into jail.

他被關進監獄。

v.

監禁，拘留 [T]

例句：

Fred was finally found out and jailed.

弗萊德終於被捉到關入監獄。

例句：

Twelve defendants were jailed for life.

12名被告被處以終身監禁。

二、詞義辨析：

jail,prison,cell

這些名詞均有“牢房，監獄”之意。jail(英國英語拼寫爲gaol)指收犯輕罪的人或未經判決的人的處所。prison指觸犯刑律的人被關押的地方，通常指判決後的罪犯居留地。cell指單人牢房或幾個人合住的小牢房。

三、詞義辨析：

confine,imprison,jail

這些動詞均含“監禁”之意。confine指監禁或幽禁；也指任何使行動受到限制的行爲。imprison較正式用詞，多指較長時間的監禁。jail(英國用gaol)多指審判之間的拘禁或對罪行較輕的罪犯的監禁。

四、相關短語：

jail delivery

n. 劫獄, 強迫釋放囚犯

一、參考例句：

He had an exemplary jail sentence.

他被懲戒性地判入獄。

Three prisoners escaped from a jail.

3名囚犯越獄了。

The police confined the criminal to a jail cell.

警察把罪犯監禁在監獄牢房裏。

Those criminals deserve to be locked up in jail.

這些罪犯被關在監獄是罪有應得。

He was led away to jail in handcuffs.

他戴着手銬被送進監獄。

She worried he might end up in jail or worse.

她擔心，他可能會落到坐牢或更糟的地步。

I always said he would wind up in jail.

我常說他到頭來非進監獄不可.

He was to remain in jail in the interim.

他在此期間將會繼續被關押。

His refusal to testify cost him a month in jail

他拒不作證因而被監禁一個月。

Even in jail, my fellow inmates treated me with kindness.

就算在監獄裏，獄友們對我也很友善。