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

• If someone has been in captivity for a long time, he will have changed as a result of his experience
  如果某人遭到长时间囚禁，他会因为他的经历而有所改变。
• The wild bird raised in the captivity died.
  关在笼子里的野鸟死了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He also talked briefly about the isolation he endured while in captivity.
  他还简单谈及了他被俘期间忍受的孤独。
• Birds are everywhere, both in captivity and in the wild.
  在笼子和野外到处都可以看到鸟的踪迹。
• Pandas rarely mate in captivity.
  猫熊在豢养环境中很少交配。
• 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！