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

• 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。
• In captivity, gorillas have displayed significant intelligence and have even learned simple human sign language.
  人工饲养的时候大猩猩表现出了显著的聪明才智，甚至学会了简单的人类手语。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Only the Chinese have successfully bred pandas and raised their babies in captivity.
  只有中国人成功地进行了人工繁殖和哺育大熊猫。
• 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。
• 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。