detention

detention

英 [dɪ'tenʃ(ə)n]
　　美 [dɪ'tɛnʃən]

n. 拘留；延遲；挽留

中文詞源：

detention 扣押

詞源同detain, 扣押。

例句：

1. They have been held in detention since the end of June.
他們從6月底以來就一直受到監禁。

2. The teacher kept the boys in detention after school.
老師將這些男生課後留堂。

3. He said that he was not tortured or maltreated during his detention.
他說自己在押期間並未遭受拷問和虐待。

4. The detention raised two distinct but closely linked questions.
這一拘留行為引發瞭兩個互為獨立但又密切相關的問題。

5. Jails and temporary detention camps are overflowing.
監獄和臨時拘留所裡人滿為患。