bail
[beɪl] noun
MONEY 钱
uncountable
■a sum of money which a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial 保释金•He was released/remanded on bail (of $100 000).他在交出（十万美元的）保释金后被放了出来。 •Because of a previous conviction, the judge refused to grant bail (= allow the accused person to be released).由于嫌犯有前科，法官不准将他保释。 •Her parents have agreed to put up/stand/ US post (= pay) bail for her.她的父母已同意保释她。
[beɪl] noun
CRICKET 板球
bails [plural]
■the two small pieces of wood on top of the stumps in a game of cricket, which can be knocked off with the ball to make the player who is batting (= hitting the ball) out （板球）三柱门上的横木
[beɪl] verb
REMOVE WATER 除去水 (ALSO UK also bale) intransitive
■to remove water from a boat using a container （从船中）往外舀水•The boat's sinking! Start bailing quickly!船在下沉！快往外舀水！
[beɪl] verb
MONEY 钱
transitive
■If someone accused of a crime is bailed, they are released until their trial after paying bail to the court. 保释金•She was yesterday bailed for three weeks on drink-driving offences.她在酒后驾驶被捕之后，昨天获准保释三个星期。 •[+ to infinitive] He was bailed to appear at the Magistrates' Court next month.他获准保释，定于下个月在地方法院出庭。
[beɪl] verb
Phrasal Verbs bail out (ALSO UK also bale out)
JUMP
■to jump out of an aircraft with a parachute because the aircraft is going to have an accident （因飞机失事）跳伞•The plane's engine failed and the pilot was forced to bail out.飞机引擎发生故障，机师被迫跳伞。 STOP mainly US
■to stop doing or being involved with something 放弃，退出•The actor has bailed out of the film after only three weeks' shooting.该演员只拍摄了三个星期就退演了。
[beɪl] verb
Phrasal Verbs [M] bail sth out (ALSO UK also bale sth out)
■to remove water from the bottom of a boat （从船中）往外舀水
[beɪl] verb
Phrasal Verbs [M] bail sb/sth out (ALSO UK also bale sb out)
■to help a person or organization that is in difficulty, usually by giving or lending them money （通常指在经济上）帮助（某人或机构）脱离困境；金援•She keeps running up huge debts and asking friends to bail her out.她不断欠下巨额的债务，最后总是要请朋友们帮忙。
[beɪl] verb
Phrasal Verbs [M] bail sb out
■to pay money to a court so that someone can be released from prison until their trial 把（某人）保释出来
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