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

• I'm under house arrest.
  我可是在家庭软禁中。
• He was again forbidden to publish and required to live practically under house arrest.
  他再度被禁止发表东西，而且被迫度着实际上是软禁的生活。
• They say she is suffering from an unspecified medical condition and have placed her under house arrest.
  他们称其遇到了健康情况，但是对病因未加详细说明，所以允许她在家中服刑。
• 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。
• He was reported under house arrest.
  据报道，他给软禁起来了。
• 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。
• 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。
• He has been under house arrest since February.
  自今年2月开始，他一直处于软禁之中。
• A prisoner under house arrest.
  被软禁于家中的囚犯。
• 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。