detention
英 [dɪ'tenʃ(ə)n]
美 [dɪ'tɛnʃən]
助记提示
1. de- "down" + tent- "hold, keep" + -ion.
2. => hold sb/sth down, keep sb/sth down.
3.也就是咱们常说的：留住，留下来；因此这里使用表示“down”的词根也就再正常不过了。
4. 咱们常说把某人留下来，也就是将其留住嘛！
双语例句
- 1. They have been held in detention since the end of June.
- 他们从6月底以来就一直受到监禁。
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- 2. The teacher kept the boys in detention after school.
- 老师将这些男生课后留堂。
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- 3. He said that he was not tortured or maltreated during his detention.
- 他说自己在押期间并未遭受拷问和虐待。
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- 4. The detention raised two distinct but closely linked questions.
- 这一拘留行为引发了两个互为独立但又密切相关的问题。
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- 5. Jails and temporary detention camps are overflowing.
- 监狱和临时拘留所里人满为患。
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