captivity 详细解释

captivity

[kæp'tiviti]

n.囚禁, 被俘, 束缚

n.[U]

1. 囚禁; 被俘

These birds are raised in captivity.

这些鸟儿是笼中饲养的。

2. 束缚

the captivity of science and invention by business

商业对科学和发明的羁绊

词形变化

名词复数: captivities |

词义辨析

同义参见:

constraint  bondage  

英英释义

名词 captivity:

the state of being imprisoned

同义词：imprisonment, incarceration, immurement

the state of being a slave--Shakespeare

同义词：enslavement

补充

captivitycaptivity英:[kæpˈtiviti] 美:[kæpˈtɪvɪti]n.1.被俘(的状态), 拘禁, 囚禁; 束缚

例句

1. An American missionary was released today after more than two months of captivity.一名美国传教士在被关押两个多月后于今日获释。 2. The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity.绝大多数仓鸮都是圈养的。 3. his 47 days in captivity他被囚禁的47天 4. 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, 被囚禁期间大部分时间都被绑着手脚, 蒙着眼睛。 5. he was released after 865 days in captivity.被囚禁865天后，他得以获释。 6. the third month of their captivity passed.他们已经被关押了三个月了。 7. The prisoners were released from captivity.囚犯们被释放了。 8. The lions were bred in captivity. [=while living in a zoo]这些狮子被养在笼里。

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