captivity

英 [kæpˈtɪvəti]

美 [kæpˈtɪvəti]

n.  监禁; 关押; 困住

复数：captivities　

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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

• Birds are everywhere, both in captivity and in the wild.
  在笼子和野外到处都可以看到鸟的踪迹。
• He was released from his long captivity.
  他被释放了，结束了他长期的被俘生活。
• These birds are raised in captivity.
  这些鸟儿是笼中饲养的。
• The animals are very sensitive to disturbance and have never bred in captivity.
  这些动物对外界的干扰很敏感，且从未被圈养过。
• If someone has been in captivity for a long time, he will have changed as a result of his experience
  如果某人遭到长时间囚禁，他会因为他的经历而有所改变。
• Day 983 of my captivity.
  这是我被囚禁的第983天。
• The one-year-old shark is the longest surviving great white in captivity.
  该一岁的鲨鱼，是圈养大白鲨中存活最久的。
• He was able to deal with his captivity by maintaining a high degree of anger about the unfairness of his capture.
  他对自己不公正的被俘极为怨愤，正是这股怨愤使他得以熬过囚禁生涯。
• Pandas rarely mate in captivity.
  猫熊在豢养环境中很少交配。
• Otters live to be20 years old both in captivity and in the wild.
  水獭活到20岁都在囚禁和在野生环境中。