captivity

英 [kæpˈtɪvəti] 美 [kæpˈtɪvəti]

n.  监禁; 关押; 困住

复数:captivities

TOEFLIELTSTEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.10112 / COCA.10594



牛津词典

noun

  1. 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

  1. N-UNCOUNT 囚禁;关押;拘禁
    Captivity is 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

  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。
  4. He was able to deal with his captivity by maintaining a high degree of anger about the unfairness of his capture.
    他对自己不公正的被俘极为怨愤,正是这股怨愤使他得以熬过囚禁生涯。
  5. 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。
  6. 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。
  7. He also talked briefly about the isolation he endured while in captivity.
    他还简单谈及了他被俘期间忍受的孤独。
  8. If someone has been in captivity for a long time, he will have changed as a result of his experience
    如果某人遭到长时间囚禁,他会因为他的经历而有所改变。
  9. They transported him to Ireland, and he spent six years in captivity before escaping back to Britain.
    他们把他运送到爱尔兰,他花了六年逃跑回到英国。
  10. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
    它的到来,结束了漫漫长夜,带来了欢乐的黎明。
  11. 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。
  12. Birds are everywhere, both in captivity and in the wild.
    在笼子和野外到处都可以看到鸟的踪迹。
  13. Day 983 of my captivity.
    这是我被囚禁的第983天。
  14. His family had maintained silence about Kassig's captivity at the request of his captors.
    在武装分子的威胁下,他的家人对卡西格的被俘保持了沉默。
  15. 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。
  16. Pandas rarely mate in captivity.
    猫熊在豢养环境中很少交配。
  17. 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。
  18. The wild bird raised in the captivity died.
    关在笼子里的野鸟死了。
  19. 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。
  20. 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。
  21. 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。
  22. The one-year-old shark is the longest surviving great white in captivity.
    该一岁的鲨鱼,是圈养大白鲨中存活最久的。
  23. 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。
  24. He had been kept in captivity for a month.
    他被囚禁了一个月。
  25. 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。
  26. What precious messages of light come from those dark shadows of captivity.
    他在黑暗的拘禁中所带给我们的信息和亮光,是多么可贵啊!
  27. He was released from his long captivity.
    他被释放了,结束了他长期的被俘生活。
  28. Animals should not be kept in captivity.
    动物不应被囚禁。
  29. These birds are raised in captivity.
    这些鸟儿是笼中饲养的。
  30. And only birds bred in regulated captivity can be legally traded.
    只有在控制下进行人工繁殖的鸟儿才能进行合法交易。