captivity

英 [kæpˈtɪvəti]

美 [kæpˈtɪvəti]

n.  监禁; 关押; 困住

复数：captivities　

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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

• 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。
• 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。
• Pandas rarely mate in captivity.
  猫熊在豢养环境中很少交配。
• Even though they are bred in the wild, the eggs are hatched in captivity.
  虽然它们在野外出生，但这些蛋是在受控的状态下孵化的。
• The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity
  大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。
• Day 983 of my captivity.
  这是我被囚禁的第983天。
• 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。
• This paper studied the burrowing characteristic of Chinese alligators with high density in captivity.
  本文研究了高密度饲养条件下，扬子鳄对洞穴的选择特点。
• Animals should not be kept in captivity.
  动物不应被囚禁。
• He was released from his long captivity.
  他被释放了，结束了他长期的被俘生活。