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单词 internment
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Definition of internment in English:

internment

noun ɪnˈtəːnmənt
mass noun
  • The state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons.

    he was threatened with internment in a concentration camp
    as modifier internment camps
    count noun mass internments
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His activism and "voluntary" internment had put him at great personal risk throughout 1945.
    • With art supplies at a minimum, he focused on drawing during his two-year internment.
    • He is devoted to its studies before his internment.
    • He relates their days together, just before his internment in the institution.
    • The actor recalls that his father never told the story of his internment in a way that would frighten or depress his children.
    • Found on a Wyoming ranch, the World War II barrack housed them during their internment.
    • After the brief internment of her father, she was sent to live with her grandparents on the French Riviera.
    • They are being held in internment centers in the country's lawless tribal belt.
    • The architect explains that through this project, "the barrack has become the tangible symbol of the internment experience."
    • He and his father support each other throughout their internment.
 
 

Definition of internment in US English:

internment

nouninˈtərnmənt
  • The state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons.

    he was threatened with internment in a concentration camp
    as modifier internment camps
    mass internments
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His activism and "voluntary" internment had put him at great personal risk throughout 1945.
    • Found on a Wyoming ranch, the World War II barrack housed them during their internment.
    • With art supplies at a minimum, he focused on drawing during his two-year internment.
    • He relates their days together, just before his internment in the institution.
    • He and his father support each other throughout their internment.
    • The architect explains that through this project, "the barrack has become the tangible symbol of the internment experience."
    • He is devoted to its studies before his internment.
    • After the brief internment of her father, she was sent to live with her grandparents on the French Riviera.
    • They are being held in internment centers in the country's lawless tribal belt.
    • The actor recalls that his father never told the story of his internment in a way that would frighten or depress his children.
 
 
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