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

• Many Supreme Court and Provincial High Court Justices are now effectively under house arrest.
  许多高等法院与暂时高级法院的法官都遭到软禁。
• He was again forbidden to publish and required to live practically under house arrest.
  他再度被禁止发表东西，而且被迫度着实际上是软禁的生活。
• 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。
• 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。
• He has been under house arrest since February.
  自今年2月开始，他一直处于软禁之中。
• The police did not take her away, but she was put under house arrest until the time of her trial.
  警察没有把她带走，但是她被软禁了，等待审讯。
• 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。
• I'm under house arrest.
  我可是在家庭软禁中。
• A prisoner under house arrest.
  被软禁于家中的囚犯。