imprison /im'prizn/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
• (v.) confine as if in a prison; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"

Chinese translation

• vt. 使下狱, 关闭, 拘禁, 限制
• [法] 关押, 监禁, 限制

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/im'prizn/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6

Frequency

Zipf 2.87 · Ultra Rare

Word forms

imprisoned, imprisoning, imprisons

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