captivity

英 [kæpˈtɪvəti]

美 [kæpˈtɪvəti]

n.  监禁; 关押; 困住

复数：captivities　

TOEFLIELTSTEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.10112 / COCA.10594

牛津词典

noun

• 监禁；关押；困住
  the state of being kept as a prisoner or in a confined space
  1. He was held in captivity for three years.
     他被监禁了三年。
  2. The bird had escaped from captivity.
     那只鸟已经逃离樊笼。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 囚禁;关押;拘禁
  Captivityis the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
  1. The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity...
     大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。
  2. An American missionary was released today after more than two months of captivity...
     一位美国传教士在被关押两个多月后于今天获释。
  3. He had been kept in a small room, bound and blindfolded for much of his captivity.
     他被关在一个小房间里,大部分时间都被绑着手脚,蒙着双眼。

双语例句

• He had been kept in a small room, bound and blindfolded for much of his captivity.
  他被关在一个小房间里，大部分时间都被绑着手脚，蒙着双眼。
• He was released from his long captivity.
  他被释放了，结束了他长期的被俘生活。
• An American missionary was released today after more than two months of captivity
  一位美国传教士在被关押两个多月后于今天获释。
• Animals should not be kept in captivity.
  动物不应被囚禁。
• What precious messages of light come from those dark shadows of captivity.
  他在黑暗的拘禁中所带给我们的信息和亮光，是多么可贵啊！
• They transported him to Ireland, and he spent six years in captivity before escaping back to Britain.
  他们把他运送到爱尔兰，他花了六年逃跑回到英国。
• Scientists have known for years that s.i.v.has been found in chimpanzees living in captivity.
  多年前科学家就知道了在被关的黑猩猩上发现的类人猿免疫缺陷病毒。
• The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity
  大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。
• These birds are raised in captivity.
  这些鸟儿是笼中饲养的。
• He also talked briefly about the isolation he endured while in captivity.
  他还简单谈及了他被俘期间忍受的孤独。