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)
Verb:
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail;
"The suspects were imprisoned without trial"
"the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
双语例句
1. He could wind up in gaol.
他可能最后会进监狱。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He was released from the gaol.
他被释放出狱.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. You'll go to gaol if you touch the money.
如果你碰这钱,你就会去坐牢.
来自辞典例句
4. The man spent several years in gaol for robbery.
这男人因犯抢劫罪而坐了几年牢.
来自辞典例句
5. The bigger ( ie worse ) the crime, the longer the gaol sentence.
犯的罪越大,刑期越长.
来自辞典例句
Since he escaped from gaol, Tom has been living on a razor's edge, terrified of recapture. 汤姆越狱后,时时如惊弓之鸟,生怕再次被捕。
Strikes by prison officers underline the need for reform in our gaols. 监狱工作人员罢工一事，突出地表明我们的监狱制度需要改革。
