in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 gaol
1 N-VAR 监狱;看守所 A
jail is a place where criminals are kept in order to punish them, or where people waiting to be tried are kept.
监狱;看守所 SYN prison,
penitentiary [US] ,
jailhouse [Southern US] ,
penal institution 2 VERB [usually passive] 使入狱;监禁 If someone
is jailed, they are put into jail.
使入狱;监禁 Quotations
Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Charles Brace Darrow Instructions for Monopoly View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years