imprison
v[esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (in sth) put or keep sb in or as if in prison 监禁某人; 似监禁般束缚某人
Several of the rioters were imprisoned for causing a disturbance. 有几个暴乱者因制造动乱被关押在狱.
conditions in which young mothers feel virtually imprisoned in their own homes 年轻的母亲感到的居家如坐牢一般的处境.
🔁 扩展释义
*[im'prizn]vt. 使下狱, 关闭, 拘禁, 限制【法】 关押, 监禁, 限制
🌿 同词根单词
importn. 进口,进口商品;输入;重要性;意义;
vt. 输入,进口;对…有重大关系;意味着;
vi. 具重要性;
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something,意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。