jail/ʤeɪl/

n. a place where criminals are kept to punish them

n. [U; C] 监狱；看守所：He was sent to jail. 他被关进了监狱。

◇He spent five years in jail. 他在牢里呆了5年。

◇get out of jail 出狱

音组-ail/-eɪl/

fail; jail; mail; nail; rail; sail; tail