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

• 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。
• These birds are raised in captivity.
  这些鸟儿是笼中饲养的。
• 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 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。
• This paper studied the burrowing characteristic of Chinese alligators with high density in captivity.
  本文研究了高密度饲养条件下，扬子鳄对洞穴的选择特点。
• 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。
• 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。
• Animals should not be kept in captivity.
  动物不应被囚禁。
• The wild bird raised in the captivity died.
  关在笼子里的野鸟死了。
• 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。