detain

英 [dɪˈteɪn]

美 [dɪˈteɪn]

v.  拘留; 扣押; 耽搁; 留住; 阻留

过去分词：detained　现在分词：detaining　过去式：detained　第三人称单数：detains　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8法律

Collins.2 / BNC.6059 / COCA.7558

牛津词典

verb

• 拘留；扣押
  to keep sb in an official place, such as a police station, a prison or a hospital, and prevent them from leaving
  1. One man has been detained for questioning.
     一个男人被拘留审问。
• 耽搁；留住；阻留
  to delay sb or prevent them from going somewhere
  1. I'm sorry─he'll be late; he's been detained at a meeting.
     对不起——他要晚点到，他因会议耽搁了。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 拘留;扣押
  When people such as the policedetainsomeone, they keep them in a place under their control.
  1. The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours...
     该法令允许警方将嫌疑犯扣押最多48小时。
  2. He was arrested and detained for questioning.
     他遭到逮捕、拘留以接受问讯。
• VERB 阻留;耽搁
  Todetainsomeone means to delay them, for example by talking to them.
  1. Thank you. We won't detain you any further.
     非常感谢。我们就不再耽搁您的时间了。

英英释义

verb

• cause to be slowed down or delayed
  1. Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
  2. she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform
  Synonym:delayhold up
• stop or halt
  1. Please stay the bloodshed!
  Synonym:staydelay
• deprive of freedom
  Synonym:confine

双语例句

• The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours
  该法令允许警方将嫌疑犯扣押最多48小时。
• Good-good, dantes! I see you are a thorough good fellow, and will detain you no longer.
  好，好，邓蒂斯！我看你是一个十全十美的好汉，别再让我耽误你。
• We're going to detain the suspect pending further investigation.
  在做进一步深进调查期间我们要拘留这个嫌疑犯。
• These will also allow the police to "detain suspects for preventive reasons", only with more" judicial oversight "and" limits "on police power.
  而这些新法案也会允许警方“扣押嫌疑人以防万一”，只是多了些“司法监督”和“限制”。
• He was instructed to inspect the cargo on the ship and detain such cargo if necessary.
  他奉命去检查船上所载货物并于必要时扣留该项货物。
• We have to detain everybody inside this perimeter.
  我们授命拘捕警戒线内的所有人。
• If they refuse, detain them and get warrants.
  如果拒绝，就拘留并签署逮捕证。
• Under the Patriot act, we can detain you as long as we need to.
  按照安全法，我们想拘留你多久都可以。
• I'd be remiss if we don't detain him.
  如果我们不拘押他，我就是玩忽职守。
• Secret service can detain him on counterfeiting charges.
  联邦经济情报局可以以伪钞罪拘留他。