detention
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison. 拘留; 监禁[also N in pl]
...the detention without trial of government critics. …对政府批评者未经审判而进行的关押。
2. N-VAR Detention is a punishment for students who misbehave, who are made to stay at school after the other students have gone home. (为惩罚学生的) 课后留校
The teacher kept the boys in detention after school. 老师在放学后罚男孩们留了下来。
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detention /dɪˈtɛnʃən/ (detentions)
剑桥词典
- [ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
the act of officially detaining someone
拘留,关押
Concern has been expressed about the death in detention of a number of political prisoners . 人们对一些政治犯在关押期间死去表示关注。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
a form of punishment in which children are made to stay at school for a short time after classes have ended
(作为惩罚)放学后留校
She's had four detentions this term . 这学期她4次被罚课后留下。 返回 detention