captivity
英 [kæpˈtɪvəti]
美 [kæpˈtɪvəti]
n. 监禁; 关押; 困住
复数:captivities
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- He was held in captivity for three years.
他被监禁了三年。 - The bird had escaped from captivity.
那只鸟已经逃离樊笼。
- He was held in captivity for three years.
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 囚禁;关押;拘禁
Captivityis the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed.- The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity...
大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。 - 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。 - 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。
- The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity...
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。 - The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity
大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。 - These were starved and tortured in captivity until a large number died.
这些人中的大部分,最后因为无法忍受饥饿和折磨而死亡。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 zoo is doing major conservation work, both in captivity and in the field.
无论在圈养场还是在野外,动物园在动物保护方面都承担了主要的工作。 - 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! - 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。