detainment

英 [dɪ'teɪnmənt] 美 [dɪ'teɪnmənt]

• n. 挽留；延误

英英释义

Noun:

1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time);

   "his detention was politically motivated"
   "the prisoner is on hold"
   "he is in the custody of police"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. So their arrival or left should make me no sadness and no detainment.
   所以来去间不必惋惜和挽留。
2. After that, she refused the detainment of her tutor and came back to serve our country.
   她拒绝了导师的一再挽留，回国效力。
3. There have been occasional reports that some people in detainment had sustained severe wounds or even died.
   经常会有一些报告说一些被拘留中的人们因为延误而受伤甚至死亡。

近反义词

【近义词】

• hold 拿着
• custody 拘留
• detention 滞留