Word · Frequency #6445
imprisoning
监禁；关押
imprisoning is the present participle of imprison.
核心释义
to put someone in prison or to confine them against their will
- 1.
将...投入监牢或如监牢般束缚；违背其意愿拘禁。
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。；使下狱；关闭；拘禁；限制；[法] 关押
用法In use
The authorities may imprison anyone who breaks the quarantine rules.
用法提示：imprison 作为动词原形，用在情态动词 may 后，表示‘监禁’的动作。
She felt imprisoned by her mundane routine.
用法提示：imprisoned 作为过去分词作形容词，跟在 felt 后，描述状态‘被限制的’。
Imprisoning someone without trial is against the law.
用法提示：Imprisoning 是动名词作主语，表示‘监禁’这一行为。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
im-（像‘进入’）+ prison（监狱）= 关进监狱，即‘监禁’。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于被动语态
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same ending /zən/ (spelled '-son' or '-zen'). The target 'imprison' also ends with /zən/.
用法优先级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。
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