エレベーターに1時間も閉じ込められて、ひどい目に遭った。
I had a terrible experience being stuck in the elevator for an hour.
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The criminal locked the victim inside a dark warehouse.
彼は無実の罪で十年間も牢獄に閉じ込められていた。
He was confined in prison for ten years for a crime he didn't commit.
その琥珀の中に小さな虫が閉じ込められている。
A small insect is trapped inside that amber.
Usage Notes
Means to shut someone or something in a place so they cannot get out.
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