
n.保釋;杓;把手;保證金;擔(dān)保人
vt.保釋;往外舀水;使擺脫困境
vi.舀空
Bail was refused on the presupposition of his guilt. 已料到他罪名成立而不準(zhǔn)保釋。
He repudiated the court's decision to offer bail. 他不接受法庭的保釋裁決。
The magistrate refused his bail. 地方法官不準(zhǔn)他保釋。
She was granted bail with a surety of $500. 她交了500元保證金,獲得保釋。
用作及物動(dòng)詞 (vt.)Bail out a person committed to prison. 把一個(gè)在押的人保釋出來(lái)。
Her family paid $500 to bail her out. 她家里付了500美元把她保釋出來(lái)。
We'll have to bail the water out if the boat is to stay afloat. 要使船浮著,我們得把船里的水舀出去。
The club faced bankruptcy until a wealthy local businessman bailed them out. 俱樂(lè)部那時(shí)眼看就要破產(chǎn),後來(lái)本地有位富商鼎力相助,才擺脫困境。
Bail a friend out of his difficulties. 幫助一個(gè)朋友擺脫困境。
用作不及物動(dòng)詞 (vi.)The boat will sink unless we bail out. 我們要不把積水清除掉,船就要沉了。
Our boat will sink unless we bail (out). 除非我們把船艙里的水舀出去,否則我們的船要下沉。