He spent two years in jail.
他在监狱里待了两年。
Select the best synonym for the word “jail”:
C — prison. “jail” means n. a place where people are kept as punishment for a crime
The thief was sent to ______ for stealing the expensive royal jewels.
B — jail. “jail” means n. a place where people are kept as punishment for a crime
jail — n. a place where people are kept as punishment for a crime. In Chinese: 监狱.
jail is pronounced /dʒeɪl/. It breaks into 1 syllable: jail.
He spent two years in jail. (他在监狱里待了两年。)
prison, penitentiary, lockup — all close in meaning to jail (n. a place where people are kept as punishment for a crime).
Yes. jail appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers nearly 2,500 words for the ISEE and SSAT.