detention centre

英 [dɪˈtenʃn sentə(r)]

美 [dɪˈtenʃn sentər]

n.  少年管教所; (尤指非法入境者的)收容所，拘留营

法律

牛津词典

noun

• 少年管教所
  a place where young people who have committed offences are kept in detention
• （尤指非法入境者的）收容所，拘留营
  a place where people are kept in detention , especially people who have entered a country illegally

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 detention center


• (非法入境人员等的)拘留营，收容所
  Adetention centreis a sort of prison, for example a place where people who have entered a country illegally are kept while a decision is made about what to do with them.

英英释义

noun

• a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily
  Synonym:bullpendetention cell

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