n. 监狱,拘留所
vt. 监禁
A character remarks at the end that he has seen many of the old black and white gaol movies from the US.
一个角色在片尾说,他看过很多美国老的黑白监狱电影。
All were detained in the Salem Gaol, a grim edifice of granite blocks, iron-barred windows and brick-walled cells.
所有人都被拘禁在萨勒姆监狱中,这是一座用花岗岩砌成、装有铁栅栏窗户和砖墙砌成的牢房构成的可怕建筑。
The Committee of Vigilance promptly arrested the Knapp brothers and sent them to the Salem Gaol, their cells not far from those occupied by the Crowninshields.
警戒委员会迅速逮捕了克纳普兄弟,把他们也扔进了萨勒姆监狱,囚禁这二人的牢房与克劳宁希尔德兄弟的牢房相距不远。
Hundreds and thousands of Africans are thrown into gaol each year.
每年都有成百上千的非洲人被关进监狱。
He was released from the gaol.
他被释放出狱。