the state of being kept as a prisoner or in a space that you cannot escape from监禁；关押；困住- in captivity He was held in captivity for three years.他被监禁了三年。🔊🔊
- Wild animals do not always breed well in captivity.野生动物并不总是能在繁殖条件下繁殖得很好。
- The bird had escaped from captivity.那只鸟已经逃离樊笼。🔊🔊
Extra Examples- She was tortured many times during her captivity.她在囚禁期间多次遭到拷打。
- The children were held in captivity until British soldiers entered the village.这些孩子被囚禁，直到英国士兵进入村庄。
- The prisoners were released from captivity after three months.3 个月后囚犯们获释。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + captivitypreposition- during (somebody’s) captivity
- in captivity
phrases- hold somebody in captivity
- keep somebody in captivity
- raise something in captivity
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See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin captivitas, from captivus ‘taken captive’, from capere ‘seize, take’.