bail

noun

1. 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. Can anyone put up bail for you?
      有人保释你吗？
   2. She was released on £2 000 bail .
      她以2 000英镑获得保释。
   3. Bail was set at $1 million.
      保释金定为100万元。
   4. He committed another offence while he was out on bail (= after bail had been agreed) .
      他在具保候审期间又犯罪了。
   5. The judge granted/refused bail .
      法官准予 / 不准保释。
   6. She jumped/skipped bail (= did not appear at her trial) .
      她弃保潜逃（未如期到庭受审）。
2. 三柱门上的横木
   either of the two small pieces of wood on top of each set of three wooden posts (called stumps )

verb

1. 允许保释（某人）
   to release sb on bail
   1. He was bailed to appear in court on 15 March.
      他获得保释，定于3月15日到庭候审。
2. （尤指迅速地）离开
   to leave a place, especially quickly
   1. Sorry, I really have to bail.
      对不起，我真得赶紧走了。
3. 与…搭讪（常指对方不愿意）
   to approach sb and talk to them, often when they do not want this

The spelling bale is also used for meaning 5, and for meanings 1 and 3 of the phrasal verb. 拼写bale亦用于义项5以及短语动词的义项1和3。


1. N-UNCOUNT 保释金
   Bail is a sum of money that an arrested person or someone else puts forward as a guarantee that the arrested person will attend their trial in a law court. If the arrested person does not attend it, the money will be lost.
   1. He was freed on bail pending an appeal...
      他被取保候审。
   2. The high court set bail at $8,000.
      高等法院将保释金定为8,000美元。
2. N-UNCOUNT 保释
   Bail is permission for an arrested person to be released after bail has been paid.
   1. He was yesterday given bail by South Yorkshire magistrates.
      昨天南约克郡法院准予他获得保释。
3. VERB 保释
   If someone is bailed, they are released while they are waiting for their trial, after paying an amount of money to the court.
   1. He was bailed for probation reports...
      他因等待鉴定报告而获得保释。
   2. He was bailed to appear before local magistrates on 5 November.
      他获得保释，将于11月5日在地方法庭出庭受审。
4. （板球运动中）三柱门上的横木
   In cricket, the bails are the two small pieces of wood that are laid across the top of the stumps to form the wicket.
5. VERB （往外）舀水
   If you bail, you use a container to remove water from a boat or from a place which is flooded.
   1. We kept her afloat for a couple of hours by bailing frantically.
      我们拼命往外舀水，使它继续漂浮了几个小时。
   2. Bail out means the same as bail .
      bail out同bail
   3. A crew was sent down the shaft to close it off and bail out all the water...
      一组人员被派下矿井将其封闭并把水舀干。
   4. The flood waters have receded since then, but residents are still bailing out.
      此后洪水已经开始消退，但居民还在往外舀水。
6. PHRASE （囚犯）在保释期间逃跑，弃保潜逃
   If a prisoner jumps bail, he or she does not come back for his or her trial after being released on bail.
   1. He had jumped bail last year while being tried on drug charges.
      去年他在因涉毒被控告期间弃保潜逃。

bail out (of sth)

1. （从即将坠毁的飞机中）跳伞
   to jump out of a plane that is going to crash
   1. Can anyone put up bail for you?
      有人保释你吗？
   2. She was released on £2 000 bail .
      她以2 000英镑获得保释。
   3. Bail was set at $1 million.
      保释金定为100万元。
   4. He committed another offence while he was out on bail (= after bail had been agreed) .
      他在具保候审期间又犯罪了。
   5. The judge granted/refused bail .
      法官准予 / 不准保释。
   6. She jumped/skipped bail (= did not appear at her trial) .
      她弃保潜逃（未如期到庭受审）。
2. 逃避，摆脱（不想再牵连其中的情况）
   to escape from a situation that you no longer want to be involved in

bail out

bail (sth)↔out

1. （从…中）往外舀水
   to empty water from sth by lifting it out with your hand or a container
   1. Sorry, I really have to bail.
      对不起，我真得赶紧走了。

bail sb↔out

1. 保释（被告）
   to pay sb's bail for them

bail sb↔out (of sth)

1. 帮助（某人）脱离困境
   to rescue sb from a difficult situation

noun

1. the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial)
   1. he is out on bail

2. (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
   1. the judge set bail at $10,000
   2. a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman

   Synonym:    bail bondbond

verb

1. remove (water) from a vessel with a container

2. empty (a vessel) by bailing

3. secure the release of (someone) by providing security

4. deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period

5. release after a security has been paid