house arrest

英 [ˌhaʊs əˈrest]

美 [ˌhaʊs əˈrest]

n.  软禁

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 软禁
  the state of being a prisoner in your own house rather than in a prison
  1. to be under house arrest
     遭到软禁
  2. She was placed under house arrest .
     她遭到了软禁。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （因涉嫌参与违法活动而遭到的）（本宅）软禁
  If someone isunder house arrest, they are officially ordered not to leave their home, because they are suspected of being involved in an illegal activity.
  1. The main opposition leaders had been arrested or placed under house arrest...
     主要反对派领导人都已经遭到逮捕或软禁。
  2. He was released from house arrest two years ago.
     他两年前被解除软禁。

英英释义

noun

• confinement to your own home

双语例句

• He was reported under house arrest.
  据报道，他给软禁起来了。
• The director of the prison and three other officials have been placed under house arrest pending further investigations.
  监狱长和另外三名监狱官员已被警方控制，等待进一步调查。
• No, I'm under house arrest for a while.
  不，我要被软禁在家一段时间。
• He was under house arrest until the day of his trial.
  直到受审之日为止，他一直被软禁着。
• Your honor, while we certainly agree to house arrest.
  大人，我们当然同意家庭禁锢了。
• He was put under house arrest in 1978 and imprisoned a year later.
  1978年，他被软禁，一年之后又被关进监狱。
• A prisoner under house arrest.
  被软禁于家中的囚犯。
• Nearly one hundred of them were subsequently tried, convicted and imprisoned. He was under house arrest until the day of his trial.
  其中近100人后来受到审讯、判刑和监禁。直到受审之日为止，他一直被软禁着。
• Often during my days of house arrest it felt as though I were no longer a part of the real world.
  我被软禁期间，我常常觉得自己不再是这个真实世界的一部分。
• She was put under house arrest two years ago but remained a powerful symbol in last year's election.
  虽然两年前就已遭软禁，她在去年的选举中仍然是势力强大的代表人物。