im·pris·on /ɪmˈprɪzən/ vt. 1. 关押；监禁 2. 禁锢；限制，束缚 Domestic details imprisoned her. 繁琐的家务把她拴住了。 He more or less imprisoned himself in his motel room. 他把自己关在汽车旅馆的房间里，几乎足不出户。 Many many years ago, glaciers imprisoned much of our planet's water. 许许多多年以前，冰川把我们这个星球的大部分水源给堵塞了。 imprison the minds of the young 束缚青年人的思想