(1)关押，监禁(put or keep in prison)[尤pass：T+n，T+n+prep(in)]：～a criminal in a cell 把犯人关进牢房;The man was～ed for larceny.那人因盗窃罪而被监禁。 He was～ed for life/ten years. 他被终身监禁/关押了10年。 For what offence was he ～ed? 他是犯了什么罪被监禁的?〖反〗 free，release;

(2)禁闭，束缚(shut up closely，confine)[T+n，T+n+prep(in)](fig)：a bird～ed in a cage 关在笼中的鸟;be not～ed by... 不受……的束缚;She～ed the boy in his room for the afternoon because he wouldn't eat his lunch. 她把那个男孩关在屋子里一下午，因为他不吃午饭。～one's anger 强压怒火;〖反〗free ，release;

→im′prisonment n 关押，监禁