im·pound /ɪmˈpaʊnd/ vt. 1. 将(牲畜等)关在圈中 catch and impound stray dogs 把走失的野狗逮住并关起 2. 将…围起 In the river's turbulent upper half, a dozen dams impound 70 miles into gentle “lakes”. 在水流湍急的大河上游，有12座拦水坝把70英里水域围成一个个平静的“湖泊”。 3. 扣押；没收 impound polluting ships in transit 扣留造成污染的过境船只 They threatened to blow up the impounded jet. 他们扬言要炸掉被扣押的喷气式飞机。 The judge ordered the documents to be impounded. 法官下令扣押文件。 impound sb.'s bank account 冻结某人的银行存款 4. 蓄(水)于水库中 A dam impounds water. 水坝蓄水。 5. 把…关起来