detention
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/dɪˈtenʃn/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈtenʃn/
noun
C1
being kept somewhere and not allowed to leave, like in prison
The judge ordered detention for the suspect until the trial.
法官下令在审判前拘留嫌疑人。
C1
a punishment where students stay at school after classes end
He got detention for being late to class three times.
他因为上课迟到三次而被留校。
translation
拘留, 课后留校
词形变化
Plural
detentions