detention /dɪˈtɛnʃən/ noun plural detentions
plural detentions
Learner's definition of DETENTION
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a : the act of keeping someone in a prison or similar place拘留;扣押 [noncount]
[count]
b [noncount] : the state of being kept in a prison or similar place在押;被扣押 2
: a punishment in which a student is required to stay at school after the rest of the students have left课后留校处罚 [count]
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