giam hãm
Definition
- Verb:
- To confine: To keep someone or something within certain limits, restricting their freedom of movement or action.
- To constrain: To forcibly restrict or hold back, preventing natural development or expression.
Usage Examples
- (The old regime confined people's thinking.)
- (She feels confined within her own house.)
- (Don't let fear constrain you.)
Advanced Usage
- Used in abstract or psychological contexts to describe the restriction of non-physical things like potential, creativity, or emotion.
- Những quy tắc cứng nhắc giam hãm sự sáng tạo. (Rigid rules constrain creativity.)
Variants and Related Words
- Giam cầm (v): To imprison, to hold captive (often more literal and physical).
- Bọn bắt cóc giam cầm nạn nhân trong một căn phòng tối. (The kidnappers imprisoned the victim in a dark room.)
- Giam giữ (v): To detain, to hold in custody.
- Cảnh sát giam giữ nghi phạm để thẩm vấn. (The police detained the suspect for questioning.)
Synonyms
- Confine: To keep within limits.
- Restrict: To limit the freedom or movement of.
- Constrain: To compel or force into a particular course of action or inaction.
- Shackle: To restrict freedom (often figurative).
Related Idioms
- Giam hãm tâm hồn: To confine the soul; to cause deep emotional or spiritual imprisonment.
- Công việc buồn tẻ ấy giam hãm tâm hồn cô. (That dull job confines her soul.)
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Keep under constraint,
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Confine
