gaol
gb/ɡˈeɪl/ us/ɡˈeɪl/
C1
Английски
börtön, bebörtönöz, börtönbe zár
СЪЩЕСТВИТЕЛНО
C1
LEGAL
1
börtön
A2
Модел на употреба:
in (a/the) gaol; go to gaol; be sent to gaol
He spent six months in gaol for fraud.
Csalásért hat hónapot töltött börtönben.
The court sent her to gaol after she broke the terms of her sentence.
A bíróság börtönbe küldte, miután megszegte az ítéletében előírt feltételeket.
The old courthouse had a small gaol behind it.
Примери за учащи
He is in gaol.
Börtönben van.
She went to gaol.
Börtönbe került.
Честа грешка:
Do not confuse gaol with goal; gaol is pronounced like jail.
Значение
a prison; jail (UK spelling)
Колокации
go to gaol
|be in gaol
|send someone to gaol
|serve time in gaol
|be released from gaol
|local gaol
|county gaol
|gaol cell
|gaol sentence
|gaol term
Синоними
jail (The more common spelling, especially in American English.)
|
prison (More general term; not tied to this particular spelling.)
Антоними
freedom (The state of not being imprisoned.)
|
release (The act or result of being freed from custody.)
Теми
crime
|law
|society
Определение
A gaol is a prison (spelled this way in some countries).
A prison; a place where people are kept because they have been accused or convicted of a crime.
ГЛАГОЛ
C2
LEGAL
2
bebörtönöz
B2
börtönbe zár
B1
Модел на употреба:
gaol [someone] (for [something])
The judge can gaol repeat offenders for longer terms.
A bíró hosszabb időre is bebörtönözheti a visszaeső elkövetőket.
He was gaolled for contempt of court.
A bíróság megsértése miatt bebörtönözték.
In earlier times, debtors could be gaolled for owing money.
Примери за учащи
They gaolled him for robbery.
Rablásért bebörtönözték.
Честа грешка:
This verb form is uncommon in modern English; people usually say jail or imprison.
Значение
to put someone in jail
Колокации
gaol someone for theft
|gaol a protester
|gaol an offender
|gaol someone without trial
Синоними
jail (More common verb form in modern English.)
|
imprison (More formal and widely used across varieties.)
Антоними
free (To release someone from confinement.)
|
release (To let someone leave prison or custody.)
Теми
crime
|law
Определение
To gaol someone means to put them in prison.
To put someone in prison; to imprison.
Граматика
Речникова форма
gaol
IPA
GB/ɡˈeɪl/
US/ɡˈeɪl/
Срички и ударение
gaol (1 сричка)
Stress on 1st syllable (gaol)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: gaol
- Plural: gaol, gaols
Verb
- Base: gaol
- 3rd Person Singular: gaols
- Present Participle: gaoling
- Past: gaoled
Семейство думи
Forms
gaols
noun
gaoling
verb
gaoled
verb
Core family
jail
noun B1
Related words
gaoler
noun
jailer
noun
Advanced or less common
jailbird
noun
Изрази
be in gaol
1/bˈi ˈɪn ɡˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
legal
be imprisoned
If someone is in gaol, they are in prison.
Примери
- His father is in gaol at the moment.
- She was in gaol awaiting trial.
Примери за учащи
- He is in gaol.
break out of gaol
1/bɹˈeɪk ˈaʊt əv ɡˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
escape from prison
To break out of gaol means to escape from prison.
Примери
- Two prisoners broke out of gaol overnight.
- He tried to break out of gaol but was caught within hours.
Примери за учащи
- They broke out of gaol.
go to gaol
1/ɡˈoʊ tə ɡˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
legal
be sent to prison
To go to gaol means to be put in prison.
Примери
- If you keep breaking the law, you could go to gaol.
- He went to gaol for tax evasion.
Примери за учащи
- He went to gaol.
send someone to gaol
1/sˈɛnd sˈʌmwˌʌn tə ɡˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
legal
order someone to prison
If a court sends someone to gaol, it makes them go to prison.
Примери
- The judge sent him to gaol for three years.
- They said the new law would send more people to gaol.
Примери за учащи
- The judge sent him to gaol.