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house arrest

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈhouse arˌrest noun  be under house arrest to be kept as a prisoner by a government, staying inside your house rather than in a prison 被软禁(在家)
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house arrestHe also underwent several periods of defacto house arrest and trial for treason between 1956 and 1961.He had spent his last years under effective house arrest at his home in Kufa.Tried in Hanoi on charges of sedition, he died under house arrest in Hue fifteen years later.He died under house arrest in Salamanca, uncompromising to the end.Jaruzelski put him under house arrest for his efforts.The constitution was suspended and the Cabinet placed under house arrest.After he voluntarily returned home in 1985, Kim was placed under house arrest again.
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house arrest
ˈhouse arˌrest noun
be under house arrest to be kept as a prisoner by a government, staying inside your house rather than in a prison


house arrestBrE /ˈhaʊs ərest/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhaʊs ərest/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the state of being a prisoner in your own house rather than in a prison 软禁to be under house arrest 遭到软禁She was placed under house arrest. 她遭到了软禁。🔊🔊