(US usu 美式英语通常作 jail) / dVeIl; dVel/ 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.

(US usu 美式英语通常作 jail) 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.

n, v
a British spelling of jail