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Detention 英[Dɪˈtenʃn 美[Dɪˈtɛnʃən N.拘留,扣押;阻留;放学后留校;(非法)占有 N Uncount 尤指出于政治原因的)拘留,扣押,监禁 Arrested Put

单词 detention
音标
英[dɪˈtenʃn] 美[dɪˈtɛnʃən]
解释
n.拘留,扣押;阻留;放学后留校;(非法)占有;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
(尤指出于政治原因的)拘留,扣押,监禁
Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons.
例:...the detention without trial of government critics...对政府批评者未经审讯的关押
例:They have been held in detention since the end of June...他们从6月底以来就一直受到监禁。

N-VAR
(惩罚顽皮学童的)放学后留校
Detention is a punishment for naughty schoolchildren, who are made to stay at school after the other children have gone home.
例:The teacher kept the boys in detention after school.老师将这些男生课后留堂。
变形
pl:detentions~

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