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

• These birds are raised in captivity.
  这些鸟儿是笼中饲养的。
• These were starved and tortured in captivity until a large number died.
  这些人中的大部分，最后因为无法忍受饥饿和折磨而死亡。
• 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。
• Only the Chinese have successfully bred pandas and raised their babies in captivity.
  只有中国人成功地进行了人工繁殖和哺育大熊猫。
• Pandas rarely mate in captivity.
  猫熊在豢养环境中很少交配。
• The animals are very sensitive to disturbance and have never bred in captivity.
  这些动物对外界的干扰很敏感，且从未被圈养过。
• The great majority of barn owls are reared in captivity
  大多数仓鸮都是笼养的。
• Scientists have known for years that s.i.v.has been found in chimpanzees living in captivity.
  多年前科学家就知道了在被关的黑猩猩上发现的类人猿免疫缺陷病毒。
• The zoo is doing major conservation work, both in captivity and in the field.
  无论在圈养场还是在野外，动物园在动物保护方面都承担了主要的工作。