house arrest

英 [ˌhaʊs əˈrest]

美 [ˌhaʊs əˈrest]

n.  软禁

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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

• If you're under house arrest, why aren't you home?
  如果你被软禁在家，为什么你不在家？
• Many Supreme Court and Provincial High Court Justices are now effectively under house arrest.
  许多高等法院与暂时高级法院的法官都遭到软禁。
• I'm under house arrest.
  我可是在家庭软禁中。
• Your honor, while we certainly agree to house arrest.
  大人，我们当然同意家庭禁锢了。
• The police did not take her away, but she was put under house arrest until the time of her trial.
  警察没有把她带走，但是她被软禁了，等待审讯。
• They placed their president under house arrest after the successful coup.
  他们在政变成功后将总统软禁了起来。
• 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。
• 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。
• Strauss-Kahn was placed under house arrest and quit his job as head of the International Monetary Fund.
  斯特劳斯.卡恩因此受到软禁，并且辞去国际货币基金总裁的职位。
• He was released from house arrest two years ago.
  他两年前被解除软禁。