imprison

🇬🇧 UK/ɪmˈprɪzn/🇺🇸 US/im'prizn/

B2

Definitions

v.

To put someone in prison or confine them against their will.

监禁，关押，囚禁

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English

imprisonother

=imprison

Common Collocations

1.imprison for以...名义监禁
2.wrongly imprison错误地监禁

Example Sentences

1.
The court decided to imprison the convicted criminal.
2.
Fear and doubt can imprison the mind more than walls.

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