jury /ˈdʒʊərɪ/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT-COLL 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. 陪审团 [also 'by' N]

  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。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT-COLL A jury is a group of people who choose the winner of a competition. (竞赛的) 评委会

  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给这部小说颁奖。

• 3. 

  ADJ makeshift 应急的 [nautical]

  例：

  jury-rigged

• 4. 

  PHRASE 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. 尚无定论

  例：

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

  这是否属实尚无定论。