Detention

(noun.) a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; 'the detention of tardy pupils'.

(noun.) 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'.

录入:莫拉

• I would not advise much detention, however, until you reach the Danville Road, which I would like you to strike as near to the Appomattox as possible. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• He desired to go; each day he expected to be infected by pestilence, each day he was unable to resist the gentle violence of Adrian's detention. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.

杰勒德整理