1·Spending a night in jail was his road to Damascus.
在监狱里度过的一夜彻底改变了他的人生观。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·His enemies want him to serve two years in jail for his conviction on abuse of power.
他的敌人意欲以其滥用职权的罪名判处他入狱两年。
3·Pratt, a former Black Panther, served 27 years in jail before his conviction in a 1968 California murder case was vacated.
前黑豹党成员普拉特，在1968年加利福尼亚的谋杀案中被定罪之前，曾在监狱服刑27年，这件案件现被撤销。
4·She spent a year in jail.
她坐了一年牢。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·Those two should have been thrown in jail.
那两个人当时就该被关进监狱。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·He picked a fight with a waiter and landed in jail.
他找茬儿和服务员打架，结果锒铛入狱。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·The parents of persistent truants can be put in jail.
那些长期逃学学生的家长会被监禁。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8·He finally won his freedom after twenty years in jail.
他蹲了二十年监狱以后终于获得了自由。
—— 《牛津词典》
9·Instead of ending up in jail or in the gutter he was remarkably successful.
他最后不但没有坐牢或流落贫民窟，反而还非常成功。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
10·He was relieved his time in jail was over and regarded it as water under the bridge.
他对自己的刑期已满而感到如释重负，把那视为桥下之水过往之事而不再挂怀。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》