imprison 音標拼音: [ɪmpr'ɪzən]
vt . 使下獄,關閉,拘禁,限制
使下獄,關閉,拘禁,限制
imprison v 1 :
lock up or confine ,
in or as in a jail ; "
The suspects were imprisoned without trial "; "
the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life " [
synonym : {
imprison }, {
incarcerate },
{
lag }, {
immure }, {
put behind bars }, {
jail }, {
jug }, {
gaol },
{
put away }, {
remand }]
2 :
confine as if in a prison ; "
His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house ;
he does not let them go out without a chaperone "
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Imprisoned };
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n . {
Imprisoning }.] [
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prison .
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Prison }.]
1 .
To put in prison or jail ;
To arrest and detain in custody ;
to confine .
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1913 Webster ]
He imprisoned was in chains remediless . --
Spenser .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To limit ,
restrain ,
or confine in any way .
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1913 Webster ]
Try to imprison the resistless wind . --
Dryden .
Syn :
To incarcerate ;
confine ;
immure .
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1913 Webster ]
77 Moby Thesaurus words for "
imprison ":
bastille ,
beleaguer ,
beset ,
besiege ,
blockade ,
bolt in ,
bound ,
box in ,
cage ,
cast in prison ,
chamber ,
check ,
circumscribe ,
clap in jail ,
clap up ,
close in ,
compass ,
confine ,
constrain ,
contain ,
coop ,
coop in ,
coop up ,
cordon ,
cordon off ,
corral ,
curb ,
detain ,
encircle ,
enclose ,
encompass ,
enshrine ,
fence in ,
gaol ,
hedge in ,
hem in ,
hold captive ,
hold in captivity ,
hold prisoner ,
house in ,
immure ,
impound ,
incarcerate ,
include ,
intern ,
jail ,
jug ,
kennel ,
leaguer ,
limit ,
lock in ,
lock up ,
mew ,
mew up ,
pen ,
pen in ,
pocket ,
prison ,
put away ,
quarantine ,
quod ,
rail in ,
release ,
remand ,
restrain ,
restrict ,
send down ,
shrine ,
shut in ,
shut up ,
stable ,
surround ,
throw into jail ,
wall in ,
wrap ,
yard ,
yard up
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IMPRISON Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of IMPRISON is to put in or as if in prison : confine How to use imprison in a sentence
IMPRISON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary IMPRISON definition: 1 to put someone in prison: 2 to put someone in prison: 3 to put someone in prison or in a… Learn more
Imprison - definition of imprison by The Free Dictionary Define imprison imprison synonyms, imprison pronunciation, imprison translation, English dictionary definition of imprison tr v im·pris·oned , im·pris·on·ing , im·pris·ons To put in or as if in prison; confine im·pris′on·a·ble adj im·pris′on·ment n American Heritage®
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IMPRISON definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary imprison in American English (ɪmˈprɪzən) transitive verb to confine in or as if in a prison
Prison - Wikipedia A 19th-century jail room at a Pennsylvania museum A prison, [a] also known as a jail, [b] gaol, [c] penitentiary, detention center, [d] correction center, correctional facility, or remand center, is a facility where people are imprisoned under the authority of the state, usually as punishment for various crimes They may also be used to house those awaiting trial (pre-trial detention) Prisons
IMPRISON Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Imprison definition: to confine in or as if in a prison See examples of IMPRISON used in a sentence
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imprison - Wiktionary, the free dictionary The term to imprison implies a sentencing has taken place when used to describe actions taken by a legal system, whereas to jail may imply a temporary holding before a trial, conviction, and sentencing