Word · Frequency #6445
imprisoned
监禁；关押
imprisoned is the past of imprison.
to put someone in prison or to confine them against their will
- 1.
To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
将...投入监牢或如监牢般束缚；违背其意愿拘禁。
将...投入监牢或如监牢般束缚；违背其意愿拘禁。；使下狱；关闭；拘禁；限制；[法] 关押
In use
The authorities may imprison anyone who breaks the quarantine rules.
She felt imprisoned by her mundane routine.
Imprisoning someone without trial is against the law.
imprison sb
The court decided to imprison the thief for three years.
法庭决定将小偷监禁三年。
imprison sb in/within sth
He was imprisoned in a small cell for days.
他被关在一个小牢房里好几天。
be imprisoned
Many people were imprisoned during the war.
战争期间许多人被关押。
Verb forms
base imprison · third person imprisons · -ing imprisoning · past imprisoned · past participle imprisoned
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Common mistakes
He was sent to imprison for five years.He was sent to prison for five years.
误将动词'imprison'用作名词。'imprison'是动词，表示'监禁'；表示'监狱'应用名词'prison'。
He imprisoned for five years.He was imprisoned for five years.
缺少被动语态。'imprison'是及物动词，主语是动作承受者时需用被动语态'be imprisoned'。
Connections
Collocations
- be imprisoned for
- 因……被监禁
- He was imprisoned for robbery.他因抢劫被监禁。
- imprison someone without trial
- 未经审判监禁某人
- The government imprisoned dissidents without trial.政府未经审判监禁异见人士。
- imprison in a cell
- 关在牢房里
- They imprisoned him in a dark cell.他们把他关在一间黑暗的牢房里。
- be imprisoned for life
- 被终身监禁
- The murderer was imprisoned for life.凶手被终身监禁。
- imprison one's emotions
- 压抑情感
- She imprisoned her emotions for years.她多年来压抑着自己的情感。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
im-（像‘进入’）+ prison（监狱）= 关进监狱，即‘监禁’。
Context & Register
多用于法律或文学语境，表示正式监禁或比喻性限制，日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
常用于被动语态
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same ending /zən/ (spelled '-son' or '-zen'). The target 'imprison' also ends with /zən/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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