captivity

英 [kæpˈtɪvəti]

美 [kæpˈtɪvəti]

n.  监禁; 关押; 困住

复数：captivities　

TOEFLIELTSTEM8法律

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。
• 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。
• The wild bird raised in the captivity died.
  关在笼子里的野鸟死了。
• He had been kept in captivity for a month.
  他被囚禁了一个月。
• He was released from his long captivity.
  他被释放了，结束了他长期的被俘生活。
• 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。
• These birds are raised in captivity.
  这些鸟儿是笼中饲养的。
• The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity
  大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。
• 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。
• 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。