U （法庭命令缴付的）保释金；保释money that sb agrees to pay if a person accused of a crime does not appear at their trial. When bail has been arranged, the accused person is allowed to go free until the trial.

　deny sb ～　不准保释
　go ～ for　为…做保释人；为…缴保释金
　make ～　筹集保释金
　refuse ～　不准保释
　save one's ～　保释后如期出庭
　set ～ at $1000　保释金定为1000美元
　take ～　允许保释
　straw ～　空头或不充足的保释金

　The judge set bail at $20,000.　法官裁定保释金为2万美元。
　She is out on bail right now.　她目前保释在外。
　The judge wouldn't grant bail.　法官不肯予以保释。
　The suspect jumped bail and is now being sought.　疑犯在保释中逃亡了，现正在搜捕中。

　vt.　保释，帮助脱离困境help sb out of a bad situation, especially jail

　Three of the youths were bailed.　年轻人中有三个被保释出来。
　He was bailed to appear in court on 15 March.　他获得保释，定于3月15日到庭候审。

 ♣ bail out　(v.+adv.)
1. 保释obtain freedom for sb by paying bail to make sure they appear in court at a future date
　My father got a lawyer and bailed me out.　我父亲请律师把我保释出来了。
2. 帮助…摆脱困境 help sb, a business, etc. out of difficulties by providing money
　I asked for a rise of salary so I could bail out.　我要求加薪以便渡过困难。
　She keeps running up huge debts and asking friends to bail her out.　她的债越欠越多，只好请朋友帮她摆脱困境。
　The government can't expect the taxpayer to bail this company out indefinitely.　政府不能指望纳税人无限期地帮助这家公司摆脱困境。

　［派生词］ bailable adj.可保释的‖bailee n. （财务的）受委托人‖bailment n.保释‖bailor n. （财务的）委托人