音标：[dʒeil]
n. 监禁, 监狱
vt. 监禁
【法】 监牢, 监狱, 拘留所
在线英汉词典

gaol的短语、例句：

gaol (US usu 美式英语通常作 jail), n [C, U] prison 监狱
The castle had been used as a gaol. 那城堡曾用作监狱.
be sent to gaol, ie be imprisoned 入狱
spend a year in gaol 入狱一年. v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (for sth) put sb in gaol 监禁某人
He was gaoled for six months for his part in the robbery. 他因参与抢劫监禁了六个月.