con·fine·ment

noun

/kənˈfaɪnmənt/

[uncountable] the state of being forced to stay in a closed space, prison, etc.; the act of putting somebody there禁闭；监禁；关押
- her confinement to a wheelchair半步离不开轮椅对她的束缚
- years of confinement as a political prisoner作为政治犯被监禁的岁月
see also home confinement, solitary confinement
Extra Examples
- The animals are kept in close confinement.动物被关起来并受到严密看管。
- involuntary confinement to a psychiatric hospital非自愿被限制在精神病医院
- their confinement to army barracks他们局限于军营里的生活
- those birds that escape confinement and adapt to new environments逃离樊笼适应新环境的那些鸟
Topics Crime and punishmentc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- close
- solitary
- home
- …
verb + confinement
- be held in
- be kept in
- be placed in
- …
preposition
- in confinement
- confinement to
[uncountable, countable] (formal or old-fashioned) the time when a woman gives birth to a baby分娩；产期
- the expected date of confinement预产期
- a hospital/home confinement在医院／家中分娩
Topics Life stagesc2

单词	confinement
释义	con·fine·ment noun /kənˈfaɪnmənt/ /kənˈfaɪnmənt/ [uncountable] the state of being forced to stay in a closed space, prison, etc.; the act of putting somebody there禁闭；监禁；关押 her confinement to a wheelchair半步离不开轮椅对她的束缚 years of confinement as a political prisoner作为政治犯被监禁的岁月 see also home confinement, solitary confinement Extra Examples The animals are kept in close confinement.动物被关起来并受到严密看管。 involuntary confinement to a psychiatric hospital非自愿被限制在精神病医院 their confinement to army barracks他们局限于军营里的生活 those birds that escape confinement and adapt to new environments逃离樊笼适应新环境的那些鸟 Topics Crime and punishmentc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective close solitary home … verb + confinement be held in be kept in be placed in … preposition in confinement confinement to [uncountable, countable] (formal or old-fashioned) the time when a woman gives birth to a baby分娩；产期 the expected date of confinement预产期 a hospital/home confinement在医院／家中分娩 Topics Life stagesc2
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