bail
/beɪl/ (bre, ipa) · /beɪl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbāl/ (ame, mw)
bail — 名詞
1. money handed over to a court so that a person waiting for a criminal trial can l
保釋金
為換取候審期間自由而繳給法院的錢
money handed over to a court so that a person waiting for a criminal trial can leave jail; the court keeps the money if the person fails to come back for the trial.
The judge set bail at fifty thousand dollars after hearing the lawyers' arguments.
聽完律師雙方的論點後，法官把保釋金訂在五萬美元。
set bail at + amount
Mei was released on bail until her trial begins next March.
Mei 已交保獲釋，要等到明年三月才開庭。
released on bail (passive)
Imani's father borrowed money from his sister to post bail for his son.
Imani 的父親向姊姊借錢，替兒子繳保釋金。
The court refused bail because the suspect had tried to leave the country before.
因為嫌犯之前曾試圖逃出國，法院拒絕讓他交保。
Nina is out on bail and must report to the police every Friday.
Nina 目前是交保候傳，每週五都得去警局報到。
- custody
being held in jail rather than released before trial
文法句型
on bail
post bail
grant/refuse bail
用法筆記
Always uncountable. Subject of verbs like 'grant', 'refuse', 'set', and 'post' is usually a court or judge; the accused person is the object of the preposition 'for' (bail for him).
常見錯誤
2. in cricket, one of two short wooden rods that rest across the tops of the three
橫木；橫桿
板球三柱門上方的兩根小橫木
in cricket, one of two short wooden rods that rest across the tops of the three vertical sticks behind the batter; if the ball knocks them off, the batter is out.
The fast bowler hit the stumps and both bails flew into the air.
快速球投手擊中三柱門，兩根橫木飛上半空。
plural form 'bails'
Ravi cheered loudly when the bails finally fell off in the last over.
最後一輪比賽橫木終於被打落時，Ravi 大聲歡呼。
the bails fell off
A strong wind blew one of the bails off the stumps before the first ball was bowled.
比賽第一球還沒投出，一陣強風就把其中一根橫木從柱子上吹掉。
The umpire put the bails back on the stumps and signalled the bowler to start again.
裁判把橫木放回三柱門上，示意投手重新開始。
文法句型
the bails (plural, usually with 'the')
用法筆記
Almost always plural ('the bails'), since stumps carry two bails together. Used only in cricket contexts; British and Commonwealth English.
bail — 動詞
1. to use a bucket, can, or similar container to scoop water out of a small boat th
舀水
用容器把船內進水舀出去
to use a bucket, can, or similar container to scoop water out of a small boat that is leaking or has taken on rain.
The two fishermen bailed for an hour after a wave filled their wooden boat.
一個浪打進木船後，這兩位漁夫舀了一個小時的水。
intransitive use
Olu used an old plastic cup to bail water from the bottom of the canoe.
Olu 拿一個舊塑膠杯把獨木舟底部的水舀出來。
bail water from + place
We took turns bailing while the rain poured down on the small fishing boat.
雨不停打在那艘小漁船上，我們輪流舀水。
The captain shouted at the crew to bail faster before the boat sank.
船長對著船員大喊，要他們在船沉前再舀快一點。
文法句型
bail water (out of something)
bail (a boat) out
用法筆記
Often paired with 'out' as a separable phrasal verb ('bail the water out'). Subject is usually a person on a small boat; the noun object is water (or sometimes the boat itself, meaning to empty it).
常見錯誤
2. (usually passive) to set an accused person free from jail before their criminal
准予交保
法院收取保證金後讓被告候審期間獲釋
(usually passive) to set an accused person free from jail before their criminal trial in return for money that the court holds as a guarantee they will return.
The two protesters were bailed by a local lawyer late on Saturday night.
週六深夜，這兩名抗議者由當地一位律師替他們辦理交保。
passive: be bailed by + person
Diego was bailed to appear at the magistrates' court on the first of June.
Diego 獲准交保，須於六月一日到地方法院出庭。
passive + to-infinitive
The judge agreed to bail the young driver on condition that he stay at home.
法官同意讓那位年輕駕駛交保，條件是必須留在家裡。
The young driver was bailed last week and is now living with his parents in Bristol.
那位年輕駕駛上週獲准交保，現在跟父母一起住在 Bristol。
- release
broader; bail specifically involves money as a guarantee
文法句型
bail somebody
be bailed (until)
bail somebody to + infinitive
用法筆記
Far more often passive than active. Distinguish from sense 1 (REMOVE WATER), which never takes a person as object. The agent that does the bailing is typically a court, judge, or police officer.
常見錯誤
3. to give up on an activity, plan, or person before things are finished, often sud
落跑；放鳥
在事情結束前突然退出或爽約
to give up on an activity, plan, or person before things are finished, often suddenly and in a way that disappoints others.
Two of my friends bailed an hour before the camping trip and left me with all the gear.
我兩個朋友在露營出發前一小時放我鳥，把所有裝備都丟給我。
informal: bail before + event
Mei bailed on the group project the night before it was due.
Mei 在小組報告交件前一晚直接落跑。
bail on + activity
Don't bail on me again — I really need help moving the sofa this Sunday.
拜託別再放我鳥了——這個禮拜天我真的需要人來幫忙搬沙發。
Sofia bailed halfway through the marathon because her left knee was hurting.
Sofia 跑到馬拉松一半就退賽，因為左膝開始痛。
- stick around
informal; stay until something finishes
- commit
stay engaged with a plan or person
文法句型
bail (on something/somebody)
用法筆記
Informal register, mostly American English in origin but now widely used. Often followed by 'on' + person or activity. Carries a slightly negative tone of letting someone down.