n.名词
下面两句中定冠词的有无使句子的意思不同:He worked in the jail. 他在监狱工作。
The police worked in jail. 警方把他收监。
confine，imprison，jail这些动词均含“监禁”之意。
confine指监禁或幽禁；也指任何使行动受到限制的行为。
imprison较正式用词，多指较长时间的监禁。
jail英国用gaol多指审判之间的拘禁或对罪行较轻的罪犯的监禁。
jail，prison，cell这些名词均有“牢房、监狱”之意。
jail英国英语拼写为gaol指收犯轻罪的人或未经判决的人的处所。
prison指触犯刑律的人被关押的地方，通常指判决后的罪犯居留地。
cell指单人牢房或几个人合住的小牢房。
13世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自古法语的jaole，意为笼子，监牢。
用作名词 n.
动词+～break〔escape〕 from jail越狱go into jail进监狱介词+～serve time in jail在狱中服刑
近义词 prison
用作名词n.The castle was used as a jail.这城堡曾用作监狱。
The police put the escaped criminals back in jail.警方把越狱的罪犯押回监狱。
动词59%,名词41%
用作名词Two prisoners broke loose fromjail.两名犯人从监牢脱逃。
The prisoner is left to rot in thejail.这个囚徒被投入监狱任凭他渐渐消瘦下去。
The wholejailwas shrouded in darkness.整座监狱笼罩在黑暗之中。
It's just hearsay but apparently John has been put injail.我也是听说的啦，听说约翰好像被关进拘留所了。
On the other hand, at least he didn't leave his dinner on the floor of the countyjail.可是，从另一方面来说，他至少没有吐在拘留所的地板上。用作及物动词He was put injailfor grand larceny.他因重大盗窃案而被监禁。
He can be punished by longjailsentences.他可能受到长期监禁的处罚。“ Jails should not only be a place for punishment. They need not be a permanent hell, they must also give opportunities to people,” said Justice Minister Clemente Mastella.
“监狱不只是惩罚人的地方。它们不应该永远是地狱。它们也应该给犯人机会，”司法部长克莱明特.马斯塔拉说。 neworiental