detention

英[dɪ'tenʃn] 美[dɪ'tenʃn]
  • n. 滞留;拘留
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Noun:
  1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time);

    "his detention was politically motivated"
    "the prisoner is on hold"
    "he is in the custody of police"

  2. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home;

    "the detention of tardy pupils"

1. 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。

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2. The teacher kept the boys in detention after school.
老师将这些男生课后留堂。

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3. He said that he was not tortured or maltreated during his detention.
他说自己在押期间并未遭受拷问和虐待。

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4. The detention raised two distinct but closely linked questions.
这一拘留行为引发了两个互为独立但又密切相关的问题。

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5. Jails and temporary detention camps are overflowing.
监狱和临时拘留所里人满为患。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The detention of the whole class was unfair.
      滞留全班学生是不公平的。
    2. He was detained in that house of detention.
      他在那个拘留所里被拘留了。
    3. We are placing your son in criminal detention.
      我们对你儿子实行刑事拘留。
    4. They were put into detention camps for the duration.
      他们被关在拘留营里直至战争结束。