detention
英[dɪ'tenʃ(ə)n]
美[dɪ'tɛnʃən]
- n. 拘留；延迟；挽留
英英释意
- 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"
- 2. a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home;
- "the detention of tardy pupils"