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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。