jury
n[CGp]
1 group of people in a lawcourt who have been chosen to listen to the facts in a case and to decide whether the accused person is guilty or not guilty 陪审团
Seven men and five women sat on (ie were members of) the jury. 陪审团由七男五女组成.
The jury returned a verdict of (ie reached a decision that the accused was) not guilty. 陪审团做出被告无罪的裁决.
The jury is/are still out, ie Members of the jury are still thinking about their decision. 陪审团仍在进行审议.
trial by jury 由陪审团审理.
2 group of people chosen to decide the winner or winners in a competition (比赛的)评判委员会
The jury is/are about to announce the winners. 评委会即将宣布优胜者.
The Native Americans caught and trained them and were then able to use them to carry their goods when they travelled from one camping ground to another.
美洲土著人捕捉野马,加以驯服。
If you hate science stories, you are unlikely to enjoy reading them in English.
如果你不喜欢读科学小品,你很可能也不会喜欢读英文的这类图书。
He encouraged Indians to start making their own cotton cloth and to refuse to buy cloth made in England.