1[uncountableU]SCJ the state of being kept in prison 拘留,扣押,监禁
in detention
Willis was held in detention for five years.
威利斯被监禁了五年。
2[countableC, uncountableU]SES a punishment in which children who have behaved badly are forced to stay at school for a short time after the others have gone home 〔放学后〕留校惩罚,留堂,留课
held in detention• Detained Numbers of refugeesseeking asylum in the UnitedKingdom are held in detention for long periods following their arrival.• Up to 1,000 asylum seekers were being held in detention at any one time, the report said.
Origindetention
(1400-1500)Latindetentio, from detentus, past participle of detinere; → DETAIN
ADJECTIVE | VERB + DETENTION | DETENTION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤arbitrary任意拘留◇Opponents of the regime had been subject to arbitrary detention.政府中的反對派人士被隨意拘留。➤pretrial審判前拘留▸➤indefinite無限期拘留◇If found guilty, she could face indefinite detention.如果罪名成立,她將面臨無限期監禁。➤illegal非法拘留➤incommunicado (especially NAmE) 單獨監禁➤preventive預防性拘留◇Suspects were placed in preventive detention.嫌疑人被實施預防性拘留。➤military軍事拘留VERB + DETENTION➤be in, remain in被扣押;仍處於拘留中◇147 of the illegal immigrants remain in detention.非法移民中有 147 人仍被關押。➤hold sb in, place sb in, sentence sb to關押某人;判處某人監禁◇He was held in detention from 1991 to 2001.他從 1991 年到 2001 年一直被監禁。◇They were sentenced to 12 months' detention.他們被判監禁 12 個月。➤authorize批准監禁◇Only Congress can authorize such detentions.只有國會才有權批准此種監禁。➤be subject to, face遭受拘禁;面臨監禁➤receive遭拘留▸➤release sb from解除對某人的拘押➤challenge對拘留提出異議◇Prisoners have the right to challenge their detentions.在押人員有權對拘留提出異議。➤serve在監禁中◇Lawyers argued that she should be allowed to serve her detention in her home country.律師們提出她應被允許在祖國接受監禁。➤give留置◇Any student caught smoking would be given detention immediately.任何學生如被發現吸煙將會立即受到課後留校的處罰。➤be sent to, go to, have被送去拘留;被拘;被留置◇My first day of school, and I have detention.我第一天上學就受到課後留校的處罰。DETENTION + NOUN➤camp, centre/center, facility拘留營;拘留中心;拘留所➤area, cell, hall, room監區;監室;禁閉室➤operations (especially NAmE) 監禁的實施➤policy拘留政策PREPOSITION➤in detention在監禁中◇She spent 18 years in detention.她被拘禁了 18 年。➤under detention在拘留期間◇He made the confession while under detention.他在拘留期間招供了。PHRASES➤a period of detention, a term of detention拘禁期◇The judge will set the period of detention.法官將決定拘禁期。