- [uncountable]
the state of being forced to stay in a closed space, prison, etc.; the act of putting somebody there 禁闭;监禁;关押 her confinement to a wheelchair 半步离不开轮椅对她的束缚 years of confinement as a political prisoner 作为政治犯被监禁的岁月
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc2The animals are kept in close confinement. 动物被关起来并受到严密看管。 involuntary confinement to a psychiatric hospital 非自愿被限制在精神病医院 their confinement to army barracks 他们局限于军营里的生活 those birds that escape confinement and adapt to new environments 逃离樊笼适应新环境的那些鸟
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
- solitary
- home
- …
- be held in
- be kept in
- be placed in
- …
- in confinement
- confinement to
- [uncountable, countable] (formal or old-fashioned)
the time when a woman gives birth to a baby 分娩;产期 the expected date of confinement 预产期 a hospital/home confinement 在医院/家中分娩