Detention
[dɪ'tenʃ(ə)n] or [dɪ'tɛnʃən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; 'the detention of tardy pupils'.
(noun.) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); 'his detention was politically motivated'; 'the prisoner is on hold'; 'he is in the custody of police'.
錄入:莫拉--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding.
(n.) The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay from necessity.
(n.) Confinement; restraint; custody.
手打:维罗妮卡
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Retention, retaining, hindrance
ANT:Relinquishment, abandonment, letting_go
伊丽莎白編輯
解釋/意思:
n. act of detaining: state of being detained: confinement: delay.—n. Detent′ something to check motion: a catch esp. in a clock or watch.
整理:辛克莱
例句/造句/用法:
- I would not advise much detention, however, until you reach the Danville Road, which I would like you to strike as near to the Appomattox as possible. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- He desired to go; each day he expected to be infected by pestilence, each day he was unable to resist the gentle violence of Adrian's detention. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
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