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

• 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。
• He was released from his long captivity.
  他被释放了，结束了他长期的被俘生活。
• Even though they are bred in the wild, the eggs are hatched in captivity.
  虽然它们在野外出生，但这些蛋是在受控的状态下孵化的。
• Animals should not be kept in captivity.
  动物不应被囚禁。
• 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。
• 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。
• He had been kept in captivity for a month.
  他被囚禁了一个月。
• The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity
  大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。
• These birds are raised in captivity.
  这些鸟儿是笼中饲养的。
• 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。