detention 详细解释

detention

[di'tenʃən]

n.滞留, 拘留

词义辨析

同义参见:

constraint  

英英释义

名词 detention:

a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

同义词:detainment, hold, custody

a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home

补充

detentiondetention英:[diˈtenʃən] 美:[dɪˈtɛnʃən]n.1.拘留, 扣押He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。2.监禁

例句

1. The detentions are necessary on national security grounds.考虑到国家安全, 将这些人羁押是必要的。 2. They have been held in detention since June.他们从6月份起就一直被拘押。 3. 30 minutes' detention留校30分钟的惩罚 4. I got a detention because I didn't do my homework.因为没做作业, 我受到了课后留校的惩罚。 5. He's been in detention twice this week.他本周已经两次被课后留校。 6. The teacher kept the boys in detention after school.老师惩罚男生们课后留校。 7. a detention order拘留令 8. he committed suicide while in police detention.他在被警方拘留期间自杀。 9. teachers were divided as to the effectiveness of detention.教师们对于课后留校的效果意见不一。 10. [count noun]masters gave lines or detentions.老师不是罚抄写就是罚留校。 11. the detention of suspected terrorists对嫌疑恐怖分子的扣押 12. detention camps/facilities集中营;拘留所 13. The jail is only used for brief detentions.这个监狱只用于短期羁押。 14. Dozens of protesters were held/kept in detention for six hours. [=were detained for six hours]数十名抗议者被关押了六个小时。 15. They both got/received three detentions this year.他俩今年三次被罚课后留校。 16. He got detention for being late to class.他因为迟到被留堂。