| 单词 | gaol |
| 释义 | gaol noun,verb UKuk/dʒeɪl/us/dʒeɪl/old-fashionedforjail 监狱；看守所（jail的老式说法）Synonym clink Prisons & parts of prisons
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Putting people in prison Examplesofgaolgaol When convicted, there was only so much they could do to prevent a sentence of exemplary harshness and a bittergaolexperience. From theCambridge English Corpus After all, unsettled debts would damage a man's economic status among local traders and could potentially land him ingaol. From theCambridge English Corpus Styles regained consciousness only once the witch was back ingaol, but now seemed converted to a state of grace. From theCambridge English Corpus If barrio leaders were gaoled or excessively fined, they retaliated by blocking labour demands or disappearing. From theCambridge English Corpus They were desperately hungry, he wrote, being allowed less food than other prisoners in the samegaol. From theCambridge English Corpus Most of those ingaolhad been debtors or those awaiting trial. From theCambridge English Corpus Just over half of the libel prosecutions of 1819-20 ended in some sort of sentence for the defendant, usually a few months ingaol. From theCambridge English Corpus Stealing, drinking or leading a dissolute life were ways to escape desperate situations, but these offences could lead togaolterms. From theCambridge English Corpus They observed that gaols were in an abominable state and so detrimental to the inmates' health that their lives were in jeopardy. From theCambridge English Corpus Undoubtedly some magistrates did their best to stamp out the crime by uncompromisingly fining and gaoling offenders. From theCambridge English Corpus Incarcerated offenders go through the relatively unique experience of time ingaol. From theCambridge English Corpus Inconvenient obstructions like the oldgaol-house were demolished. From theCambridge English Corpus The result was the defaulter was gaoled for a period of one to six weeks. From theCambridge English Corpus In the post-independence period has remained ingaolor 'house-arrest' for many years-perhaps longer than any other politician in the sub-continent. From theCambridge English Corpus Courthouses and gaols, as well as the other accoutrements of the criminal justice system, came under their auspices. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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