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

• A prisoner under house arrest.
  被软禁于家中的囚犯。
• He was released from house arrest two years ago.
  他两年前被解除软禁。
• Galileo, a supporter of Copernicanism, was not so fortunate, ending up under house arrest under suspicion of heresy.
  而哥白尼学说的支持者伽利略（galileo）就没有那么幸运了，由于被怀疑提出异端邪说，他在软禁中终其一生。
• Gadhafi's son Saadi is now under a kind of house arrest in the capital, Niamey.
  卡扎菲的儿子萨阿迪现在正在首都尼亚美处于软禁状态。
• Mr acher himself remains under house arrest.
  阿克先生本人仍在软禁中。
• Your honor, while we certainly agree to house arrest.
  大人，我们当然同意家庭禁锢了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was reported under house arrest.
  据报道，他给软禁起来了。