gaol

名词 gaol:

1. a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
   同义词：jail, jailhouse, clink, slammer, poky, pokey

动词 gaol:

1. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
   同义词：imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, put away, remand

1. Since he escaped from gaol, Tom has been living on a razor's edge, terrified of recapture.
   汤姆越狱後，时时如惊弓之鸟，生怕再次被捕。
2. Strikes by prison officers underline the need for reform in our gaols.
   监狱工作人员罢工一事，突出地表明我们的监狱制度需要改革。