confinement

UK:  [kən'faɪnmənt]

US:  [kən'faɪnmənt]

复数：confinements  

n.

1.约束,局限

2.限制,界限,拘束;(电磁)吸持

3.〔技〕密封,气封;制约,界限;磁场吸持

4.监禁,禁闭,拘禁

5.产期,分娩期

6.禁闭室

7.分娩,坐月子

8.闭居,退隐

9.桎梏;不见天日;被困的情况

10.幽禁,监禁;拘留;【物理学】密封,密闭

1 . "Yes, that solitary confinement is terrible for the young, " said the aunt, shaking her head and also lighting a cigarette.
“是啊，对年轻人来说这种单身牢房真是可怕，”姨妈说着摇摇头，也点上一支烟。

2 . This note was in a different hand from the rest, which showed that it had been added since his confinement.
这条记录的笔迹和其它的不同，证明是在他入狱以后附加的。

3 . Even through the years of solitary confinement, each man drew comfort from the thought of his nearby comrade.
即使他们被单独监禁多年，“自己的同志就在不远处”这样的想法，总是会让他们得到安慰。

4 . In the early days of our confinement, before we were taken to Pyongyang, we were left for a very brief time with our belongings.
在我们被拘留的早期，即我们被带到平壤之前，我们与我们带的东西分开了一段时间。

5 . He gave me a detailed account of the relative merits of solitary confinement in various prisons.
他给我详细对比了各地监狱单独禁闭室的优劣点。