see jail (n.), you tea-sodden football hooligan. Formerly in official use in Britain, and thus sometimes regarded in U.S. as a characteristic British spelling (though George Washington used it); by the time of OED 2nd edition (1980s) both spellings were considered correct there; the g- spelling is said to have been dominant longest in Australia.
[T]he very anomalous pronunciation of g soft before other vowels than e, i, & y ... is a strong argument for writing jail [Fowler]
双语例句
1. He could wind up in gaol.
他可能最后会进监狱。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He was released from the gaol.
他被释放出狱.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. You'll go to gaol if you touch the money.
如果你碰这钱,你就会去坐牢.
来自辞典例句
4. The man spent several years in gaol for robbery.
这男人因犯抢劫罪而坐了几年牢.
来自辞典例句
5. The bigger ( ie worse ) the crime, the longer the gaol sentence.
