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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++im·pris·on /ɪmˈprɪzən/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 PRISONto put someone in prison or to keep them somewhere and prevent them from leaving 监禁；禁锢 The government imprisoned all opposition leaders. 政府把反对派领导人全部监禁起来。 She was imprisoned within his strong arms. 她被他强壮的手臂搂着。2 LIMITif a situation or feeling imprisons people, it restricts what they can do 〔状况或情感〕束缚，限制〔人们的行为〕 Many elderly people feel imprisoned in their own homes. 许多老年人感到待在自己家里跟坐牢一样。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
imprison• To his head they fixed a cage in which a rat had been imprisoned.• Freire was arrested and, for a time, imprisoned.• If he attempts to avoid paying, he may be fined or imprisoned.• In September of that year 55,457 people or 97.4 per 100,000 of the population were imprisoned.• Thousands of civilians were arrested, imprisoned and killed• An abandoned circus wagon with peeling paint is in the background, in it a hopeless dark woman imprisoned behind bars.• She had been imprisoned by Mary on charges of treason.• The talks are expected to move slowly because the Tupac Amaru rebels insist that the government release more than 300 imprisoned comrades.• If convicted, she will be imprisoned for at least six years.• The priest had been imprisoned for preaching the gospel.• Two of the boys have been imprisoned for theft.• He had been imprisoned for want of bail.im·pris·on verbChineseSyllable
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imprison
im‧pris‧on /ɪmˈprɪzən/
verb [transitive]1. to put someone in prison or to keep them somewhere and prevent them from leaving:
The government imprisoned all opposition leaders.
She was imprisoned within his strong arms.
2. if a situation or feeling imprisons people, it restricts what they can do:
Many elderly people feel imprisoned in their own homes.
im‧pris‧on /ɪmˈprɪzən/
verb [transitive]1. to put someone in prison or to keep them somewhere and prevent them from leaving: 2. if a situation or feeling imprisons people, it restricts what they can do:
Breaking the law 犯法
break/violate/obey/uphold the law违反／违背／遵守／维护法律 be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud因犯罪／抢劫／诈骗而被调查／逮捕／审判 be arrested/ ( especially
NAmE indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/( felony chargesespecially
因被控犯强奸罪／诈骗罪／重型罪遭逮捕／起诉／定罪 be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting因涉嫌纵火／抢劫／在商店行窃而被逮捕 be accused of/be charged with murder/( homicide/four counts of fraudespecially
NAmE 被指控犯有谋杀罪／杀人罪／四项诈骗罪 face two charges of indecent assault面临两项猥亵罪的指控 admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for sth)承认（对某事的）罪责／责任 deny the allegations/claims/charges否认指控 confess to a crime坦白罪行 grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail准许／不准保释；交保释金获释；弃保潜逃
The legal process 法律程序
stand/await/bring sb to/come to/be on trial受审；候审；把某人送交法院审判；开庭审理；受到审判 take sb to/come to/settle sth out of court把某人告上法庭；被法庭受理；庭外和解某事 face/avoid/escape prosecution面临／免于／逃脱起诉 seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel寻求／聘请／有权聘用／无权聘用律师 hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial开庭；出庭；休庭 sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury担任／影响／说服陪审团 sit/stand/appear/be put/place sb in the dock坐在／站在／出现在／被送上／将某人送上被告席 plead guilty/not guilty to a crime认罪；不认罪 be called to/enter ( the witness boxBrE 被召唤进入／进入证人席 take/put sb on the stand/( the witness standNAmE 出庭作证；让某人出庭作证 call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness传唤／以传票传唤／讯问／盘问证人 give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of sb提供／听取对某人不利／有利的证据 raise/withdraw/overrule an objection提出／撤销／否决异议 reach a unanimous/majority verdict作出一致的／多数人赞同的裁决 return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death作出／宣布无罪／非法杀人／意外死亡的裁决 convict/acquit the defendant of the crime宣判被告有罪／无罪 secure a conviction/your acquittal获得有罪／无罪判决 lodge/file an appeal提出上诉 appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict对判决／裁决提出上诉／质疑；维持／撤销判决／裁决
Sentencing and punishment 判刑与惩罚
pass sentence on sb宣布对某人的判决 carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence会被判处／面临／服七年徒刑／无期徒刑 receive/be given the death penalty被判死刑 be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)被判十年（监禁） carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment)会被判处／处以／缴纳（3 000 美元的）罚金／（14 年的）监禁 be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder因持有毒品罪／诈骗罪／谋杀罪被监禁 do/serve time/ten years服刑；服十年徒刑 be sent to/put sb in/be released from jail/prison被送进监狱；把某人送进监狱；被释放出狱 be/put sb/spend X years on death row在／把某人关在死囚牢房；在死囚牢房度过…年 be granted/be denied/break (your) parole获准假释；假释遭拒；违反假释规定