bail
noun
verb
beɪl
noun
1
money
left
with
a
court
of
law
to
make
sure
that
someone
will
return
to
court
for
their
TRIAL.
If
they
do
not
come
to
the
trial,
the
money
is
not
returned
to
them.
保释金
U
2
one
of
the
two
small
pieces
of
wood
laid
on
top
of
the
STUMPS
in
a
game
of
CRICKET
〔板球〕三柱门上的横木
C usually plural 一般用复数
verb
3
bail out bale out
also
又作
; bale out BrE [英] （I ） informal to escape from a situation that you do not want to be in any more [非正式] 摆脱处境
AmE BrE informal
After
ten
years
in
the
business,
McArthur
is
baling
out.
做了十年的生意，麦克阿瑟现在不想干了。
4
if
someone
is
bailed,
they
are
let
out
of
prison
to
wait
for
their
trial
after
they
have
left
a
sum
of
money
with
the
court
[英] 保释
T usually passive 一般用被动态 | BrE
Dakers
was
bailed
to
appear
at
Durham
Crown
Court.
戴克斯取保候审，将在达勒姆刑事法庭出庭。
5
bail sb/sth out bale sb/sth out
↔
also
又作
↔
to
do
something
to
help
someone
out
of
trouble,
especially
financial
problems
帮助…摆脱困境〔尤指解决经济问题〕
BrE
Some
local
businesses
have
offered
to
bail
out
the
museum.
当地一些企业主动提出愿帮助博物院渡过难关。
Sutton
bailed
his
team
out
with
a
goal
in
the
last
minute.
萨顿在最后一分钟里踢进一球，拯救了他的球队。
6
bail sb out
↔
to
leave
a
large
sum
of
money
with
a
court
so
that
someone
can
be
let
out
of
prison
while
waiting
for
their
trial
〔交保释金〕把某人保释出来
Clarke’s
family
paid
£500
to
bail
him
out.
克拉克的家人交了 500 英镑保释他出来。
7
bale out
also
又作
to
escape
from
a
plane,
using
a
parachute
跳伞逃脱
AmE
8
bail sth out bale sth out
↔
also
又作
↔
to
remove
water
that
has
come
into
a
boat
从〔船〕中舀出水
BrE