confinement /kənˈfaɪnmənt/ noun Learner's definition of CONFINEMENT
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: the act of confining someone or something : the state of being confined限制;禁闭;监禁 -
the confinement of violent criminals [=the act of keeping violent criminals in prison]对暴力犯的监禁
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years of confinement多年的禁闭
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his confinement to a wheelchair [=his state of being forced to stay in a wheelchair]离不开轮椅对他的束缚
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The dog was kept in confinement until it was determined to be healthy.这条狗在被确认健康之前一直被关着。
— see also solitary confinement 2
old-fashioned : the time when a woman is giving birth to a baby分娩