detain
柯林斯词典
1. V-T When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control. 拘留[正式]
Police have detained two suspects in connection with the attack. 警方拘留了2名与该袭击事件有关的嫌疑人。
2. V-T To detain someone means to delay them, for example, by talking to them. 耽搁[正式]
Millson stood up. "Thank you. We won't detain you any further, Mrs. Stebbing."
米尔森站起来。“谢谢您。我们不再耽搁您了,斯特宾太太。”
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detain /dɪˈteɪn/ (detaining,detained,detains)
剑桥词典
- to force someone officially to stay in a place
使留下;拘留,扣押
A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning . 一名嫌疑人已被警察拘留接受进一步审讯。
Several of the injured were detained overnight in hospital . 伤者中有几个人被留院观察了一夜。
to delay someone for a short length of time
(短时间地)耽搁,拖延
I'm sorry I'm late - I was unavoidably detained. 对不起我来晚了——没办法我被耽搁了一会儿。
detain sb at His/Her Majesty's pleasure law UK specialized
to keep someone in prison for as long as the courts feel is necessary
无限期关押(某人) 返回 detain