confinement
noun /kənˈfaɪnmənt/
/kənˈfaɪnmənt/
- [uncountable] the state of being forced to stay in a closed space, prison, etc.; the act of putting somebody there
禁闭；监禁；关押 - her confinement to a wheelchair
半步离不开轮椅对她的束缚 - years of confinement as a political prisoner
作为政治犯被监禁的岁月
Topics Crime and punishmentc2- The animals are kept in close confinement.
动物被关起来并受到严密看管。 - involuntary confinement to a psychiatric hospital
非自愿被限制在精神病医院 - their confinement to army barracks
他们局限于军营里的生活 - those birds that escape confinement and adapt to new environments
逃离樊笼适应新环境的那些鸟
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
- solitary
- home
- …
- be held in
- be kept in
- be placed in
- …
- in confinement
- confinement to
- her confinement to a wheelchair
- [uncountable, countable] (formal or old-fashioned) the time when a woman gives birth to a baby
分娩；产期 - the expected date of confinement
预产期 - a hospital/home confinement
在医院／家中分娩
- the expected date of confinement