detentions

英 [dɪˈtɛnʃənz]

美 [dɪˈtɛnʃənz]

n.  拘留; 扣押; 监禁; 放学后留校，留堂(处罚学生)
detention的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (尤指出于政治原因的)拘留，扣押，监禁
  Detentionis when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons.
  1. ...the detention without trial of government critics...
     对政府批评者未经审讯的关押
  2. They have been held in detention since the end of June...
     他们从6月底以来就一直受到监禁。
  3. The government says the detentions are necessary on national security grounds.
     政府称，出于国家安全的考虑，将这些人羁押是必要的。
• N-VAR (惩罚顽皮学童的)放学后留校
  Detentionis a punishment for naughty schoolchildren, who are made to stay at school after the other children have gone home.
  1. The teacher kept the boys in detention after school.
     老师将这些男生课后留堂。

双语例句

• He said the plan failed to address real issues, including illegal detentions and curbs on freedom of religion and speech.
  他说，行动计划没能解决实际问题，包括非法拘禁和对言论和宗教信仰自由的限制。
• The detentions have heightened tensions between Canberra and Beijing and come amid fractious talks between the Chinese Steel Association and Australian mining groups to set an annual benchmark price for iron ore.
  此次拘留事件已经加剧了堪培拉和北京之间的紧张关系，而且正值中国钢铁工业协会与澳洲矿商有关铁矿石年度基准价格的谈判陷入僵局。
• The widespread violation of basic political rights such as detentions without trial and torture of detainees is not recognized as a problem outright.
  对基本政治权利的普遍侵犯，如未经审判就羁押，以及对在押人员施以刑罚，本身未被承认是一个问题。
• In China, suspects can be held for up to 37 days before being charged or released, although detentions are often arbitrarily extended beyond that period.
  在中国，犯罪嫌疑人在被正式起诉或释放之前，可被拘留至多37天，不过执法机关在实践中往往超出这一期限。
• In April, the Chinese legislature voted to revise an environmental protection law to allow for larger fines against companies and longer detentions of executives responsible for pollution.
  4月，中国的立法机构投票决定修改一部环保法律，从而能够对污染企业处以更大数额的罚款，对负有污染责任的管理人员处以更长的刑期。
• The world's biggest iron ore groups have begun fresh talks to set an annual benchmark price for 2010-11, and the continued detentions are widely expected to complicate the talks with the Chinese.
  全球最大几家铁矿石集团已经开始新一轮谈判，以制定2010-11年度的基准价格。人们普遍预计，胡士泰继续被监禁会使矿业集团与中国的谈判变得复杂。
• We turned on our television to hear about the day's spate of bans and detentions.
  我们打开了电视机，听到那天一连串的关于禁令和拘留的报道。
• Despite repeated calls, a ministry of interior spokesman was not available to comment on the detentions or the government's reasons for preventing the leaflets from being distributed.
  尽管记者反复拨打电话，但柬埔寨内政部发言人未能就政府关押这些村民或政府为何阻止他们散发传单作出评论。
• However, the string of detentions since August 20 suggest the authorities have decided on a harder line.
  不过，自8月20日以来的一连串拘留，显示官方决定采取更为强硬的对策。
• But they may explain the detentions.
  但这些指控也许可以解释拘留行动。