imprisoning

/ɪmˈpɹɪzənɪŋ/

Meanings

verb

监禁，囚禁。

To put in or as if in prison; confine.

Examples :

"The heavy snowfall was imprisoning us in our homes for the weekend. "

那场大雪把我们困在家里过周末，简直像坐牢一样。

Related Words

snowfall noun

/ˈsnoʊfɔːl/

降雪，下雪

"There has been snowfall every day this week."

这星期每天都在下雪。

put noun

/pʊt/ /pʌt/

看跌期权，抛售权。

"The farmer had a put on the tomatoes, guaranteeing a price of $2 per pound. "

这位农民持有西红柿的看跌期权，保证了每磅2美元的价格。

homes noun

/həʊmz/ /hoʊmz/

老铁，哥们。

""Homes, can you help me carry these groceries?" "

老铁，能帮我拿一下这些菜吗？

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

到，向，往

"Please push the door to."

请把门推上。

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for conjunction

/fɔːr/

为了

"I saved money for a new car."

我存钱买了一辆新车。

weekend noun

/wiːˈkɛnd/ /ˈwiˌkɛnd/

周末，周休

"The weekend is a good time for families to spend time together. "

周末是家人共度美好时光的好机会。

in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

影响力，门路

"His parents got him an in with the company."

他父母帮他找了关系进了那家公司。

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

confine noun

/ˈkɒnfaɪn/ /ˈkɑnfaɪn/

界限，范围。

"The garden's flowerbeds were planted within the confines of the stone wall. "

花园里的花坛都种在石墙的范围之内。

prison noun

/ˈpɹɪzən/

监狱，牢房

"The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century."

监狱那冰冷的石墙已经矗立了一个多世纪。

or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

或者，或。

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

他可能会得癌症，或者被公共汽车撞到，或者天知道还会发生什么。

heavy noun

/ˈhe.vi/ /ˈhɛ.vi/ /ˈhiːvi/

坏人，恶棍。

"With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films."

那个演员长着一张饱经风霜、凹凸不平的脸，所以好像总是在电影里演坏人。