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 is observed that many animals do not breed when in captivity.
  人们注意到许多动物一被关入笼中就不生育了。
• Day 983 of my captivity.
  这是我被囚禁的第983天。
• 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，***对洞穴的选择特点。
• What precious messages of light come from those dark shadows of captivity.
  他在黑暗的拘禁中所带给我们的信息和亮光，是多么可贵啊！
• Animals should not be kept in captivity.
  动物不应被囚禁。
• Pandas rarely mate in captivity.
  猫熊在豢养环境中很少交配。
• 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。
• Otters live to be20 years old both in captivity and in the wild.
  水獭活到20岁都在囚禁和在野生环境中。
• The animals are very sensitive to disturbance and have never bred in captivity.
  这些动物对外界的干扰很敏感，且从未被圈养过。