jail

confine, imprison, jail

jail, prison, cell

名词 jail:

1. a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
   同义词：jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey

动词 jail:

1. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
   同义词：imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jug, gaol, put away, remand

1. Several prisoners broke out of the jail.
   有几名囚犯越狱了。
2. A day in jail cooled him off.
   一天的铁窗生活使他冷静了下来。
3. The police carted the protesters off to jail.
   警察把抗议者押送监狱。
4. I always said he would wind up in jail.
   我常说他到头来非进监狱不可。
5. The whole jail was shrouded in darkness.
   整座监狱笼罩在黑暗之中。
6. A jail for the detention of military personnel guilty of minor offenses or awaiting court-martial.
   军人禁闭室军队中拘禁犯有轻微过失的军人或等候军事宣判的军人的监牢
7. The prisoner was put into the jail with fetters.
   这个犯人被戴上脚镣投进了监狱。

jail

n.（名词）
A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention; a prison.
监狱：依法律上的置留而监禁人的地方；监狱
Detention in a jail.
拘禁：监狱中的置留
n.attributive.（定语名词）
Often used to modify another noun:
经常用来修饰另一个名词：
例句：
a jail population; jail conditions.
监狱人数；监狱中的情况

v.tr.（及物动词）
jailed,jail.ing,jails
To detain in custody; imprison.
监禁：关押；禁锢

来源：
From Middle English jaiole from Old French
源自 中古英语 jaiole 源自 古法语
and from Middle English gaiol, gaol from Old North French gaiole
并源自 中古英语 gaiol, gaol 源自 古法国北方方言 gaiole
both from Vulgar Latin *gaviola
都源自 俗拉丁语 *gaviola
from Latin *caveola [diminutive of] cavea [cage, hollow]
源自 拉丁语 *caveola [] cavea的小后缀 [笼子，洞，穴]