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

• And only birds bred in regulated captivity can be legally traded.
  只有在控制下进行人工繁殖的鸟儿才能进行合法交易。
• 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。
• Birds are everywhere, both in captivity and in the wild.
  在笼子和野外到处都可以看到鸟的踪迹。
• 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。
• 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。
• Day 983 of my captivity.
  这是我被囚禁的第983天。
• The one-year-old shark is the longest surviving great white in captivity.
  该一岁的鲨鱼，是圈养大白鲨中存活最久的。
• The zoo is doing major conservation work, both in captivity and in the field.
  无论在圈养场还是在野外，动物园在动物保护方面都承担了主要的工作。
• 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。
• He had been kept in captivity for a month.
  他被囚禁了一个月。