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

• If someone has been in captivity for a long time, he will have changed as a result of his experience
  如果某人遭到长时间囚禁，他会因为他的经历而有所改变。
• These were starved and tortured in captivity until a large number died.
  这些人中的大部分，最后因为无法忍受饥饿和折磨而死亡。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• 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。
• Pandas rarely mate in captivity.
  猫熊在豢养环境中很少交配。
• 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。
• 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。