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单词 captivity
释义
captivity
noun[U]
uk
/kæpˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/kæpˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
thesituationin which apersonoranimaliskeptsomewhereand is notallowedtoleave:
关押；囚禁
All thehostages, whenreleasedfromcaptivity,lookedremarkablyfitand well.人质被释放时看上去居然都很健康。
Animalsbredincaptivity wouldprobablynotsurviveif they werereleasedinto thewild.在樊笼里饲养的动物如果被放归到野生环境中很可能无法生存。
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(Definition ofcaptivityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcaptivity

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If such basic moral rights were also reaffirmed by law, cetaeceans would then receive sanctioned protection from hunting,captivity, wounding, habitat threats, or invasive experimentation.
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Thecaptivityaccounts reproduce similar images of the ' barbarian other ', representations nourished as much by ignorance as by prejudice.
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Some specimens were maintained incaptivityfor more than 40 days.
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The natural longevity of the mongoose is not known, but some individuals have been reported to survive up to 13 years incaptivity.
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Oxpeckers are difficult to propagate incaptivityand reintroduction programmes were based on translocation of birds that were captured in the wild.
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Some rays were kept incaptivityfor more than 90 days.
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After 50 weeks ofcaptivity, the ship finally broke free.
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Instead, his narrative ends with a bitter truism: everyone is alone, whether incaptivityor liberty.
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Pheasants are usually subject to routine antiparasitic treatment when reared incaptivity.
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Several lines of evidence indicate that genetic adaptation tocaptivityis a serious issue in conservation.
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They usually disappear from the blood of rabbits held incaptivityafter a few days, but occasionally persist for a month or longer period.
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Such questions, particularly for animals that we study incaptivity, are critical if we are to begin to understand the pragmatics of animal culture.
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The two movements on the writ - intocaptivityand out - continued into the antebellum era side by side, contributing to the chaos overall.
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This enables us to assess the potential of publishedcaptivitynarratives and evaluate them as historically contemporary accounts of seemingly alien societies.
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Suffering from delusions, she fell intocaptivityas an illegal alien in one of the detention centres for 'refugees' in the desert.
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