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单词 imprison
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imprison

​verb transitive ​usually passive
UK /ɪmˈprɪz(ə)n/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyimprison
he/she/itimprisons
present participleimprisoning
past tenseimprisoned
past participleimprisoned
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to put someone in a prison

    Their leaders were arrested and imprisoned.

    youths imprisoned for minor offences

    Synonyms and related words
    To put someone in a prison, or to keep them as a prisoner
    jail
    imprison
    detain
    1. 1a
      to put someone in a place and not let them out
      Synonyms and related words
      To put a person or animal in a place they cannot leave
      shut in
      imprison
      confine
  2. 2
    to make someone feel that they are being kept in a place or situation that they cannot escape from

    Imprisoned by her own fears, she never left the house.

    Synonyms and related words
    To put a person or animal in a place they cannot leave
    shut in
    imprison
    confine

imprison

​verb transitive ​usually passive
US /ɪmˈprɪz(ə)n/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyimprison
he/she/itimprisons
present participleimprisoning
past tenseimprisoned
past participleimprisoned
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to put someone in a prison

    Their leaders were arrested and imprisoned.

    youths imprisoned for minor offenses

    Synonyms and related words
    To put someone in a prison, or to keep them as a prisoner
    jail
    imprison
    detain
    1. 1a
      to put someone in a place and not let them out
      Synonyms and related words
      To put a person or animal in a place they cannot leave
      shut in
      imprison
      confine
  2. 2
    to make someone feel that they are being kept in a place or situation that they cannot escape from

    Imprisoned by her own fears, she never left the house.

    Synonyms and related words
    To put a person or animal in a place they cannot leave
    shut in
    imprison
    confine
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