【captivity】 - AEAS备考词汇

captivity

UK:  [kæp'tɪvəti]

US:  [kæp'tɪvəti]

n.

1.囚禁;俘虏;束缚

2.俘虏营;监禁处

3.被俘;监禁

4.坐牢,囚徒生活,被俘生活

5.作俘虏;扣押

1 . He sent the ark of his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
又将他的约柜（原文作能力）交与人掳去，将他的荣耀交在敌人手中。

2 . The newspaper said the journalists had called the office to say they were being treated well but remained in captivity.
该报说，记者已经致电报社说他们得到了善待，但依然被关押。

3 . By forcing her to drink the honey ale, it was hoped that she could remain docile during her captivity.
（新郎）逼着她喝蜂蜜浆，希望她在囚禁期间能温顺。

4 . On Richards, who was established upstairs in a state of honourable captivity, the dawn of her new life seemed to break cold and grey.
理查兹以一种体面的被囚禁的状态被安顿在楼上；对她来说，她的新生活的黎明是寒冷与灰暗的。

5 . There at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, the king had them executed. So Judah went into captivity, away from her land.
巴比伦王就把他们击杀在哈马地的利比拉。这样，犹大人被掳去离开本地。