• n. 囚犯；累犯；惡痞

jail,監(jiān)獄，bird,鳥。比喻用法，用于指長(zhǎng)期坐牢的囚犯。

jailbird (n.)

1610s, based on an image of a caged bird; from jail (n.) + bird (n.1).

1. The jailbird cast about him for a way of escape.

囚犯在他周圍尋找逃跑的途徑.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

2. Will Frances Liss divorce her jailbird husband to marry her tennis pro?

弗朗西·利斯會(huì)和她作囚徒的丈夫離婚,嫁給她打網(wǎng)球伙伴 嗎 ?

來自辭典例句

3. I Was Once a " Jailbird "

我當(dāng)過 “ 囚犯 ”

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)