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jail bird

/ˈdʒeɪl bɜːrd/

翻译: 指曾被监禁或经常入狱的人,常暗示惯犯或熟悉监狱生活的人。

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/ˈdʒeɪl bɜːrd/C1slang
  • zh指曾被监禁或经常入狱的人,常暗示惯犯或熟悉监狱生活的人。

A slang term for a person who has been in prison or is frequently incarcerated, often implying a habitual criminal or someone familiar with jail life.

  1. A person who has been in prisonB2informal

    A person who has spent time in prison, often used to describe a habitual criminal.

    zh囚犯

    • He's an old jail bird who has been in and out of prison for years.
    • The town knew him as a jail bird after his third arrest.
    • Don't trust that jail bird; he's been locked up more times than I can count.