incarcerate /ɪnˈkɑːsəˌreɪt/ star1 (incarcerating,incarcerated,incarcerates)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） If people are incarcerated, they are kept in a prison or other place. 监禁 [正式]

  例：

  They were incarcerated for the duration of the war.

  他们在战争期间被监禁。

• 2.  

  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） incarceration 监禁

  例：

  ...her mother's incarceration in a psychiatric hospital.

  …她母亲在精神病院里的监禁。