immure

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immure

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++im·mure /ɪˈmjʊə $ ɪˈmjʊr/ verb [transitive] formal or literary KEEP somebody IN A PLACEto shut someone in a place so that they cannot get out 监禁，禁闭→ See Verb table

im·mure verbChineseSyllable

cannot that to Corpus they someone in a so place shut

immure
im‧mure /ɪˈmjʊə $ ɪˈmjʊr/

verb [transitive] formal or literary
to shut someone in a place so that they cannot get out

im·mure

BrE

/ɪˈmjʊə(r)/

NAmE

/ɪˈmjʊr/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

immure

BrE

/ɪˈmjʊə(r)/

NAmE

/ɪˈmjʊr/

present simple - he / she / it

immures

BrE

/ɪˈmjʊəz/

NAmE

/ɪˈmjʊrz/

past simple

immured

BrE

/ɪˈmjʊəd/

NAmE

/ɪˈmjʊrd/

past participle

immured

BrE

/ɪˈmjʊəd/

NAmE

/ɪˈmjʊrd/

-ing form

immuring

BrE

/ɪˈmjʊərɪŋ/

NAmE

/ɪˈmjʊrɪŋ/

~ sb

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literary

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to shut sb in a place so that they cannot get out 禁闭；监禁

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