imprison
英 /ɪmˈprɪzən/ 美 /ɪmˈprɪzən/
- v. 监禁；关押To put someone in prison or keep them confined.
The judge imprisoned the thief for stealing valuable paintings.
法官判处那名偷窃名贵画作的小偷入狱。
Governments should consider whether imprisoning people for minor offences is more effective than providing supervised community service.
政府应考虑，对轻微违法者实行监禁是否比安排受监督的社区服务更有效。
搭配
be imprisoned for 因……被监禁imprison someone for life 终身监禁某人false imprisonment 非法拘禁
辨析提示
be imprisoned for后可接罪名，也可接监禁时长。
词族
prison (n.)、prisoner (n.)、imprisonment (n.)
近义 incarcerate、confine
相关词
- prison 监狱
- prisoner 囚犯；被拘禁者
- diplomatic 外交的
- grant 补助金；拨款
- parliament 议会；国会
- regulate 监管；管制
- ruling 执政的；统治的
- regulation 规章；条例
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