detention
noun
uk/dɪˈten.ʃən/us/dɪˈten.ʃən/[U]
theactofofficiallydetainingsomeone:
拘留,关押Concern has beenexpressedabout thedeathindetention of anumberofpoliticalprisoners.人们对一些政治犯在关押期间死去表示关注。
[CorU]
aformofpunishmentin whichchildrenare made tostayatschoolfor ashorttimeafterclasseshaveended:
(作为惩罚)放学后留校She's had four detentions thisterm.这学期她4次被罚课后留下。
Putting people in prison
- at His/Her Majesty's pleasureidiom
- bangsomeoneup
- bar
- behind barsidiom
- bird
- commit
- immured
- imprison
- imprisonment
- incarcerate
- incarceration
- intern
- pen
- putsomethingaway
- remand
- restraint
- rot
- rot in jail, prison, etc.idiom
- solitary
- stretch
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