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

• 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。
• This week, Pakistani authorities banned a charity linked to the attacks and placed its leader under house arrest, Pakistan's information minister told CNN.
  巴基斯坦新闻官告诉本台记者，巴基斯坦已禁止了一个慈善团体与袭击者的联系，并软禁了该组织的领导人。
• 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。
• She was put under house arrest at one stage in the late 1970s after Mao died, but survived.
  毛去世后，上世纪70年代末她一度遭到软禁，但挺了过来。
• 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 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。
• 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？
• 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 has been under house arrest since February.
  自今年2月开始，他一直处于软禁之中。