jailbird
英 ['dʒeɪlbɜːd]
美['dʒelbɝd]
释义
n. 囚犯；累犯；恶痞
词态变化
复数: jailbirds;
近义词
中文词源
jailbird 长期坐牢的囚犯jail,监狱，bird,鸟。比喻用法，用于指长期坐牢的囚犯。
英文词源
- jailbird (n.)
- 1610s, based on an image of a caged bird; from jail (n.) + bird (n.1).
双语例句
- 1. The jailbird cast about him for a way of escape.
- 囚犯在他周围寻找逃跑的途径.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Will Frances Liss divorce her jailbird husband to marry her tennis pro?
- 弗朗西·利斯会和她作囚徒的丈夫离婚,嫁给她打网球伙伴 吗 ?
来自辞典例句
- 3. I Was Once a " Jailbird "
- 我当过 “ 囚犯 ”
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英英释意
- 1. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
实用场景例句
- The jailbird cast about him for a way of escape.
- 囚犯在他周围寻找逃跑的途径.
《简明英汉词典》
- I Was Once a " Jailbird "
- 我当过 “ 囚犯 ”
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