| 释义 |
imprison in imprison (someone) in (something)To confine someone to a particular space or place, usually as a punishment. Yep, the sheriff imprisoned those rabble-rousers in the cell in the back. Please don't imprison your little sister in the basement again.See also: imprisonimprison someone in somethingto lock someone up in something. The authorities imprisoned him in a separate cell. Bob imprisoned Timmy in the closet for an hour.See also: imprison |