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

• 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。
• 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 under house arrest until the day of his trial.
  直到受审之日为止，他一直被软禁着。
• No, I'm under house arrest for a while.
  不，我要被软禁在家一段时间。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm under house arrest.
  我可是在家庭软禁中。
• Nearly one hundred of them were subsequently tried, convicted and imprisoned. He was under house arrest until the day of his trial.
  其中近100人后来受到审讯、判刑和监禁。直到受审之日为止，他一直被软禁着。
• 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。