1. (尤指出于政治原因的)拘留，扣押，監禁 Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons.
e.g. ...the detention without trial of government critics... 對政府批評者未經(jīng)審訊的關(guān)押 e.g. They have been held in detention since the end of June... 他們從6月底以來(lái)就一直受到監禁。
2. (懲罰頑皮學(xué)童的)放學(xué)后留校 Detention is a punishment for naughty schoolchildren, who are made to stay at school after the other children have gone home.
detention是什么意思
e.g. The teacher kept the boys in detention after school. 老師將這些男生課后留堂。
detention英英釋義
detention
noun
1. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
e.g. the detention of tardy pupils
2. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
e.g. his detention was politically motivated the prisoner is on hold he is in the custody of police