bail

复数：bails过去式：bailed过去分词：bailed现在分词：bailing第三人称单数：bails

1. [U](法庭命令缴付的)保释金；保释 money that sb agrees to pay if a person accused of a crime does not appear at their trial. When bail has been arranged, the accused person is allowed to go free until the trial.

1. vt. 保释，帮助脱离困境 help sb out of a bad situation,especially jail

• deny sb bail不准保释
• go bail for为…做保释人；为…缴保释金
• make bail筹集保释金
• refuse bail不准保释
• save one's bail保释后如期出庭
• set bail at $1000保释金定为1000美元
• take bail允许保释

• straw bail空头或不充足的保释金

bail out跳伞；保释；舀出

on bail保释；保释中

1. Bail was refused on the presupposition of his guilt.
   已料到他罪名成立而不准保释。
2. He repudiated the court's decision to offer bail.
   他不接受法庭的保释裁决。
3. The magistrate refused his bail.
   地方法官不准他保释。
4. She was granted bail with a surety of $500.
   她交了500元保证金，获得保释。

1. Bail out a person committed to prison.
   把一个在押的人保释出来。
2. Her family paid $500 to bail her out.
   她家里付了500美元把她保释出来。
3. We'll have to bail the water out if the boat is to stay afloat.
   要使船浮着，我们得把船里的水舀出去。
4. The club faced bankruptcy until a wealthy local businessman bailed them out.
   俱乐部那时眼看就要破产，後来本地有位富商鼎力相助，才摆脱困境。
5. Bail a friend out of his difficulties.
   帮助一个朋友摆脱困境。

1. The boat will sink unless we bail out.
   我们要不把积水清除掉，船就要沉了。
2. Our boat will sink unless we bail (out).
   除非我们把船舱里的水舀出去，否则我们的船要下沉。