/ɪmˈprɪzn ||; ɪmˈprɪzṇ/verb
[T] (often passive 常用于被动语态) to put or keep in prison 监禁:
He was imprisoned for armed robbery.他因犯了持械抢劫罪而给关进监牢。 [SYN] Incarcerate is a more formal word. 较正式的场合用incarcerate。➔imprisonmentnoun [U]:
She was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.她被判处五年徒刑。
imprison/ImˋprIzṇ; ImˈprIz$n/v [T] to put someone in prison or keep them in a place they cannot escape from 监禁﹐关押: He was imprisoned for 18 months. 他被监禁了 18 个月。 —imprisonment n [U]
imprisonimprisonimprisonsimprisonedimprisoningverb (imprisons, imprisoning, imprisoned)to put somebody in prison: He was imprisoned for killing his wife.▶ imprisonmentimprisonmentimprisonmentsnoun (no plural): two years' imprisonment