jailbird
英 [ˈdʒeɪl.bɜːd]
美 [ˈdʒeɪl.bɝːd]
- n. 囚犯；累犯；恶痞
中文词源
jailbird 长期坐牢的囚犯
jail,监狱，bird,鸟。比喻用法，用于指长期坐牢的囚犯。
英语词源
- jailbird (n.)
- 1610s, based on an image of a caged bird; from jail (n.) + bird (n.1).
权威例句
- 1. The jailbird cast about him for a way of escape.
- 囚犯在他周围寻找逃跑的途径.
- 2. Will Frances Liss divorce her jailbird husband to marry her tennis pro?
- 弗朗西·利斯会和她作囚徒的丈夫离婚,嫁给她打网球伙伴 吗 ?
- 3. I Was Once a " Jailbird "
- 我当过 “ 囚犯 ”