新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

jury

英  [ˈdʒʊəri]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • juries

    1[C 可数名词] 陪审团

    In a court of law, the jury is the group of people who have been chosen from the general public to listen to the facts about a crime and to decide whether the person accused is guilty or not.

    双语例句

    例:

    The jury convicted Mr Hampson of all offences.

    该陪审团裁定汉普森先生的全部罪名成立。

    例:

    the tradition of trial by jury.

    由陪审团审理案件的传统。

    2[C 可数名词] (竞赛的)评委会

    A jury is a group of people who choose the winner of a competition.

    近义词

    panel

    双语例句

    例:

    I am not surprised that the jury chose to award this novel the prize.

    我并不惊讶于评委选择将此奖颁给这部小说。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • the jury is out

    1尚无定论

    If you say that the jury is out or that the jury is still out on a particular subject, you mean that people in general have still not made a decision or formed an opinion about that subject.

    双语例句

    例:

    The jury is out on whether or not this is true.

    这是否属实尚无定论。

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