VOA慢速英语1500基础单词例句j

jail¹ [a prison for those waiting to be tried for a crime² or for those serving sentences for crimes³ that are not serious]
He was sentenced to ten days in jail.

jewel [a valuable stone, such as a diamond or emerald]
She keeps her valuable jewels at the bank.

job [the work that one does to earn money]
Jean has a new job at an Internet company.

join [(1) to put together or come together; (2) to become part of or a member of]
I can join the two broken parts together. (1)
We invited her to join our study group. (2)

joint⁴ [shared by two or more]
We made a joint agreement not to meet next week.

joke [something done or said to cause others to laugh]
Have you heard any new jokes?

judge [(1) to form an opinion about; (2) to decide a question, especially a legal⁵ one ; (3) a public official who decides problems of law in a court]
I helped judge the writing ability of each person in the competition. (1)
The jury⁶ judged the two men guilty⁷ of all charges. (2)
The judge in traffic court hears many cases every day. (3)

jump [to push down on the feet and move up quickly into the air]
How high can you jump?

jury [a group of people chosen to decide what is true in a trial]
The jury found him guilty.

just [(1) only; (2) very shortly⁸ before or after the present; (3) at the same time; (4) what is right or fair]
Help me for just a minute. (1)
He just left. (2)
He left just as I came in. (3)
The law is just, in my opinion. (4)

1 jail   

n.监狱，看守所；vt.监禁，拘留

参考例句：

• The castle had been used as a jail.这城堡曾用作监狱。
• If she carries on shoplifting,she'll end up in jail.她如果还在店铺里偷东西，最终会被抓进监狱的。

2 crime   

n.犯罪，罪行，罪恶

参考例句：

• You'll have to pay for your crime.你得为你的罪行付出代价。
• Crime in our big cities is on the increase.在我们大城市里犯罪率正在增长。

3 crimes   

n.罪，罪行，犯罪( crime的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The courts were empowered to impose the death sentence for certain crimes. 法院有权因某些罪行判处罪犯死刑。
• The two crimes are apparently unconnected. 这两起犯罪显然没有关联。

4 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

5 legal   

adj.法律的，依照法律的，合法的，法定的，正当的

参考例句：

• He is my legal adviser.他是我的法律顾问。
• This is partly a political and partly a legal question.这个问题部分是政治问题，部分是法律问题。

6 jury   

n.陪审团，评委会；adj.临时用的；vt.挑选

参考例句：

• These twelve men are believed to compose the jury.据信，陪审团是由这12人组成的。
• The members of the jury were discharged from their duties.陪审员们被解除了职务。

7 guilty   

adj.犯罪的；有罪的；内疚的

参考例句：

• There wasn't enough evidence to prove him guilty.没有充分的证据证明他有罪。
• Really honest people are ofter made to feel guilty.真正老实的人常被弄得感到犯了罪似的。

8 shortly   

adv.立即，不久；简略地，简言之

参考例句：

• You go along with him. I'll come shortly.你陪陪他，我马上就来。
• He answered my questions rather shortly.他相当简慢地回答我的问题。