藍玥

jail　　 (n.)　監獄

　a place where criminals are kept to punish them for
　their crimes, or where people accused of crimes are
　kept while waiting for their trials

wail　　(v.)　哭泣

　to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain
　or sadness

　weep 　(v.)　無聲地哭泣

　　to cry tears

因冤罪而入jail的話，

會因為無法翻身而只能wail。

附註：黑子哭泣的時候不是wail而是默默地weep！

jail

He went to jail for drunken driving.

他因酒駕入獄。

The financier was released from jail last week.

財務官上週已出獄。

wail

The child started to wail when the nurse came over with a syringe.

當護士拿著針筒走過來時，孩子便嚎啕大哭。

The women gathered around the coffin and began to wail, as was the custom in the region.

女人們圍在棺木旁嚎哭，就像是一種宗教習俗。

weep

People in the street wept with joy when peace was announced.

當和平來臨，街上的人們喜極而泣。
She wept buckets (= cried a lot) when Paul left.

當保羅離開時，她默默地哭泣。

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