jailbird
jailbird 英 [ˈdʒeɪlbɜ:d] 美 [ˈdʒeɪlbɜrd]
n. 囚犯；累犯；恶痞
名词复数:jailbirds
- A jailbird is someone who's been in prison or is still there. Your parents might refer to your disgraced car thief cousin a jailbird.
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- n. 囚犯；累犯；恶痞
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1. Phil became a jailbird because of a now-notorious event which took place just a few yards from where we are sitting.
如今被炒得沸沸扬扬的那件事就发生在距离我们现在的座位仅几码远的地方，菲尔被捕也是因为它。
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2. And if that means leveling the playing field for investors, as former jailbird Martha Stewart might say, it's a good thing.
曾经锒铛入狱的玛莎•斯图尔特（美国玛莎家居综合传媒公司的领导人，因为就股票抛售一事说谎，在2006年被监禁5个月——译注）也许会说，这意味着投资者将能够公平竞争。 如若诚如斯言，那可谓一件幸事。
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3. Former hippie, former jailbird, former aficionado of crack cocaine, Felix Dennis built one of the most successful privately owned magazine empires in the world.
做过嬉皮士，囚犯，可卡因成瘾者后，Felix Dennis 建立的全世界最成功的私人媒体王国。
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