the action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody, especially as a political prisoner
(尤指政治犯的)拘留
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he committed suicide while in police detention .他在被警方拘留期间自杀。
the punishment of being kept in school after hours
(作为一种处罚的)课后留校
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teachers were divided as to the effectiveness of detention 教师们对于课后留校的效果意见不一
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masters gave lines or detentions .老师不是罚抄写就是罚留校。
"late Middle English (in the sense ‘withholding of what is claimed or due’): from late Latin