名詞 house arrest:

1. confinement to your own home

1. He was reported under house arrest.
   據(jù)報導，他給軟禁起來了。
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.
   當局譴責那位持不同政見的作家是國家的敵人，并且將他軟禁起來，使他受苦受難。
3. He was under house arrest until the day of his trial.
   直到受審之日為止，他一直被軟禁著。