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

• This is standard procedure for someone who's under house arrest.
  对一个被软禁的人这么做是正常程序。
• 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。
• Mr acher himself remains under house arrest.
  阿克先生本人仍在软禁中。
• 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。
• No, I'm under house arrest for a while.
  不，我要被软禁在家一段时间。
• The opposition leader have be under house arrest for six year
  反对党领袖被软禁了6年
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？