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

• He had been kept in captivity for a month.
  他被囚禁了一个月。
• 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。
• Pandas rarely mate in captivity.
  猫熊在豢养环境中很少交配。
• Day 983 of my captivity.
  这是我被囚禁的第983天。
• 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。
• It is observed that many animals do not breed when in captivity.
  人们注意到许多动物一被关入笼中就不生育了。
• Even though they are bred in the wild, the eggs are hatched in captivity.
  虽然它们在野外出生，但这些蛋是在受控的状态下孵化的。
• His family had maintained silence about Kassig's captivity at the request of his captors.
  在武装分子的威胁下，他的家人对卡西格的被俘保持了沉默。
• The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity
  大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。
• It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
  它的到来，结束了漫漫长夜，带来了欢乐的黎明。