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单词 jailer
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jailer
noun[C]
(alsoUKold-fashionedgaoler)
uk
/ˈdʒeɪ.lər/us
/ˈdʒeɪ.lɚ/
aprisonguard:
监狱看守
Jailers makehourlysafetychecksofcells.
She wasn'tassertiveenough toyellatinmateswhen shebegantoworkas a jailer.
The gaolerreturnedwith abowlofstew.
More examples
  • Jailersrealizedhe wasmissingatmorningrollcall.
  • Theyfearacellregimewould make themvulnerabletoabuseby jailers.
  • Jailersestimatethat more thanhalfoftheirinmatesgot intotroublebecause ofalcoholismordrugaddiction.
  • He sometimesseemedmore like her gaoler than herhusband.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Prisons & parts of prisons
  • approved school
  • Bastille
  • boot camp
  • borstal
  • brig
  • clink
  • dungeon
  • gaol
  • gaoler
  • halfway house
  • open prison
  • panopticon
  • penal colony
  • penitentiary
  • prison
  • straightjacket
  • straitjacket
  • the gulag
  • warder
  • young offender institution
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(Definition ofjailerfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
jailer
noun[C]
(UKold-fashionedgaoler)
uk
/ˈdʒeɪ.lər/us
/ˈdʒeɪ.lɚ/
aprisonguard
监狱看守

jailer| American Dictionary

jailer
noun[C]
us
/ˈdʒeɪ·lər/
apersoninchargeof ajailor of theprisonersthere
(Definition ofjailerfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofjailer

jailer
For instance, both men are given social status over the soldier and thejailerthrough a number of visual devices.
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A figure obsessed with power, thejailerderides the prisoner, repudiating her piety in an exercise of strength over both her and the gates to heaven which he controls.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Ajailercuffing his wrist to that of a prisoner for an hour or two is a matter of routine.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Ajailerthough who cuffs himself to his prisoner for thirty-six long years is himself no longer a free man.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
People have to come to realise that the so-called liberators have become their jailers.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Medical and nursing staff detest having to be jailers one minute and nurses the next.
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The fact is that fear and aggression on the part of the jailers mobilised violence on the part of the prisoner that understanding would never, never have provoked.
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Intended as a prison, it had eight cells and a jailer's residence, all of which opened onto a central courtyard.
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Awaiting trial, he overpowered thejailerand stole a horse.
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Historically, terms such asjailer(also spelled jailor or gaoler), jail guard, prison guard, and turnkey have also been used.
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They act not only as police officers, but also as judges and jailers leaving the culprit trapped until a police car comes by.
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Cells were on the top floor, and the jailers' living quarters were on the lower level.
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When his jail sentence was almost complete, his jailers added ten more years to it.
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Thejailerwas not at home but his wife was.
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His gentleness, his resignation, and his exact observance of all rules had not failed to make an impression on his jailers.
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