detention主要用作名词，中文意思是：拘留; 扣押; 监禁; 放学后留校，留堂(处罚学生)。detention的音标是[dɪˈtenʃn]。detention复数形式是detentions。
一、detention短语搭配
Escape Detention 捣蛋鬼逃课
detention ponds 滞留池
detention ticket 扣留物品凭证 ; 扣留物品凭单
二、detention双语例句
1.The teacher kept the boys in detention after school.
老师将这些男生课后留堂。
2.The detention raised two distinct but closely linked questions.
这一拘留行为引发了两个互为独立但又密切相关的问题。
3.Arbitrary arrests and detention without trial were common.
随意逮捕和拘留屡见不鲜。
4.They can't give me detention for this.
他们不可能因为这事罚我课后留下来。
5.He described the detention without trial of political opponents as a cowardly act.
他称未经审判就将政敌关押起来是懦夫之举。
6.Jails and temporary detention camps are overflowing
监狱和临时拘留所里人满为患。
