Word · Frequency #12250
gaol
监狱；监牢
核心释义
a prison where people are kept while awaiting trial or serving a sentence
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关押依法羁押人员(候审者或服刑者)的矫正机构
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)
关押依法羁押人员(候审者或服刑者)的矫正机构；监禁；监狱
用法In use
He was sentenced to three years in gaol.
用法提示：此处gaol作名词，表示监狱，与jail同义。
The old gaol was closed down last year.
用法提示：此处gaol为名词，指具体的一个监狱。
Many gaols in the country are overcrowded.
用法提示：此处gaols是复数形式，指多个监狱。
in gaol
表示‘在监狱中’的状态。
He spent three years in gaol for theft.
他因盗窃在监狱里度过了三年。
send sb to gaol
用于宣判刑罚，意为‘将某人送入监狱’。
The judge sent the criminal to gaol for five years.
法官判处该罪犯五年监禁。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- in gaol
- 在监狱里；坐牢
- He spent three years in gaol for theft.他因盗窃在监狱里待了三年。
- sent to gaol
- 被关进监狱；入狱
- The judge sent the criminal to gaol for five years.法官判罪犯入狱五年。
- gaol sentence
- 监禁刑期
- She was given a two-year gaol sentence.她被判两年监禁。
- escape from gaol
- 越狱
- The prisoners attempted to escape from gaol last night.昨晚囚犯们试图越狱。
- gaol cell
- 监狱牢房
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 gaol 当成 jail 的英式换装：g 的形状像牢房铁栏，发音同样是/jail/，即“监狱”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：历史文献、正式书面语 gaol 指监狱、监牢，现在较少见，多用于正式或历史语境；日常口语中通常用更常见的 jail。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 gaol 的发音 /dʒeɪl/ 完全押韵：jail、mail、nail、pail、sail、tail 都读 /eɪl/。注意：gaol 虽然看起来像 goal (/ɡəʊl/)，但读音与 jail 相同。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.