| 词组 | bail out |
| 释义 | bail out 1. bail sb/sth out • bail out sb/sth to help a person or organization to get out of trouble, especially by giving them money when they have financial problems: ▪ Richard has run up huge debts at college and his parents have refused to bail him out. ▪ The government has bailed out the car industry too many times in the past. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑bale out BrE 2. bail sb out • bail out sb to leave a large sum of money with a court of law so that someone can be let out of prison until their trial takes place: ▪ Clarke's family paid $50,000 to bail him out. bail sb out of jail/prison ▪ Whittingham bailed Taylor out of jail, and even paid for the damage he'd done. 3. bail out • bail out sth • bail sth out to remove water from the bottom of a boat by collecting it in a container and throwing it over the side of the boat: ▪ We were bailing out as fast as we could, but it was no use - we were sinking. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑bale out BrE 4. bail out to jump out of plane in order to escape, because it is going to crash: ▪ The aircraft was hit, but the pilot managed to bail out just in time. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑bale out BrE 5. bail out to stop being involved in or part of something, often because there are difficulties: ▪ After ten years in the business, McArthur is bailing out. +of ▪ She decided it was time to bail out of a marriage that had become unbearable. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑bale out BrE |
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