"jail" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 监狱

Definition

将因犯罪受到惩罚或等待审判的人关押的地方，通常用于短期关押。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Jail” 在美式英语中常用于指短期关押，“prison” 通常指长期监禁。常用短语有：'go to jail'、'in jail'、'jail time'。既可正式也可口语使用。

Examples

He spent one night in jail.

他在**监狱**里过了一晚。

The police took her to jail.

警察把她带到了**监狱**。

He is still in jail waiting for his trial.

他还在**监狱**里等候审判。

She was released from jail last week.

她上周从**监狱**被释放出来。

If you break the law, you could end up in jail.

如果你违法，你可能会进**监狱**。

Some people say jail isn't as tough as it used to be.

有人说**监狱**现在没以前那么苦了。