house arrest n. [律](本宅)软禁
- He was under house arrest until the day of his trial.
直到受审之日为止,他一直被软禁着。 - The authorities put the dissident author through the hoop by denouncing him as an enemy of the state and putting him under house arrest.
当局谴责那位持不同政见的作家是国家的敌人,并且将他软禁起来,使他受苦受难。
house arrest[ noun ]
confinement to your own home
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