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

• Your honor, while we certainly agree to house arrest.
  大人，我们当然同意家庭禁锢了。
• The opposition leader have be under house arrest for six year
  反对党领袖被软禁了6年
• 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。
• I'm under house arrest.
  我可是在家庭软禁中。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？