Wordiyo

immure

🇬🇧 UK/i'mjuә/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To confine or imprison someone within walls; to shut away.

监禁，禁闭，将……关在墙内

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
immureother
=immure

Common Collocations

  • 1.immure in prison监禁在监狱中
  • 2.immure behind walls关在墙内

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The prisoner was immured in a dark cell for years.

  • 2.

    Medieval castles were designed to immure important prisoners securely.

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