detention
noun
dɪˈtenʃən
noun
1
the
state
of
being
kept
in
prison
拘留，扣押，监禁
U
in
detention
Willis
was
held
in
detention
for
five
years.
威利斯被监禁了五年。
2
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
C,U
in
detention
She
was
always
getting
put
in
detention
.
她老是被留堂。