house arrest

名词 house arrest:

1. confinement to your own home

1. He was reported under house arrest.
   据报导，他给软禁起来了。
2. 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。
3. 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。