This flashcard defines the English word "arrest". As a verb, it means to legally take someone into custody because they are believed to have committed a crime, to halt a process, or to attract attention. As a noun, it refers to the act of arresting someone or the state of being arrested.
This flashcard defines the English word "arrest". As a verb, it means to legally take someone under custody because they are believed to have committed a crime, to halt a process, or to attract attention. As a noun, it refers to the act of arresting someone or the state of being arrested.
[VERB 动词]逮捕；拘捕；拘留 If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
[V n]
[be V-ed for n]
[Also V n for n]
[oft under N]
Police arrested five young men in connection with one of the attacks...
警方逮捕了与其中一次袭击有关的5名青年男子。
The police say seven people were arrested for minor offences.
警方称有7人因轻罪被捕。
Arrest is also a noun.
...a substantial reward for information leading to the arrest of the bombers...
为抓捕放置炸弹者提供线索的人设置的巨额奖金
Police chased the fleeing terrorists and later made two arrests...
警方追踪逃跑的恐怖分子，后来逮捕了其中两人。
Murder squad detectives approached the man and placed him under arrest.
凶杀侦破组警探靠近那名男子，将其逮捕。
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[VERB 动词]阻止；抑制 If something or someone arrests a process, they stop it continuing.
[V n]
[FORMAL 正式]
The sufferer may have to make major changes in his or her life to arrest the disease...
患者可能必须对生活习惯作出重大调整以控制病情。
The law could arrest the development of good research if applied prematurely.
如果草率施行，该法律将会阻滞高质量研究的进展。
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[VERB 动词]吸引（注意） If something interesting or surprising arrests your attention, you suddenly notice it and then continue to look at it or consider it carefully.
[V n]
[FORMAL 正式]
The work of an architect of genius always arrests the attention no matter how little remains...
天才建筑师的作品无论残留多少都能最大限度地吸引眼球。
As he reached the hall after her, he saw what had arrested her.
他跟随她到了大厅，看见了吸引她注意的东西。
arresting
The most arresting feature is the painted wall decoration.
最醒目的特点是绘有图画的墙面装饰。
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See also:
house arrest
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Oxford
ar·rest★/əˈrest; NAmEəˈrest/
verb
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noun
arrestarrestsarrestedarrestingverb★1★[transitive , often passive ]if the police arrestsb, the person is taken to a police stationand kept there because the police believe they may be guilty of a crime 逮捕；拘留arrestsb ◆A man has been arrested in connection with the robbery.一名男子因与这桩抢劫案有关已被逮捕。arrestsb for sth ◆She was arrested for drug-related offences.她因涉嫌毒品犯罪而被捕。arrestsb for doing sth ◆You could get arrestedfor doing that. 你干那种事可能要遭逮捕。☞collocationsat
justice
2[transitive ]arreststh ( formal) to stop a process or a development 阻止；中止◆They failed to arrest the company's decline.他们未能阻止公司的衰落。3[transitive ]arreststh ( formal) to make sb notice sth and pay attention to it 吸引（注意）◆An unusual noise arrested his attention.一阵不寻常的嘈杂声引起了他的注意。4[intransitive ]( medical 医) if sb arrests,their heart stops beating 心跳停止◆He arrested on the way to the hospital.他在送院途中停止了心跳。noun★[countable , uncountable ]1★the act of arresting sb 逮捕；拘捕◆The police made several arrests.警方逮捕了好几人。◆She was under arreston suspicion of murder. 她因涉嫌谋杀而被逮捕。◆Opposition leaders were put under house arrest(= not allowed to leave their houses).反对党领袖遭软禁。☞see also
citizen's arrest
2an act of sth stopping or being interrupted 停止；中止◆He died after suffering a cardiac arrest(= when his heart suddenly stopped).他死于心搏停止。ar·rest/əˈrest; NAmEəˈrest/
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arrest1 verb
arrest2 noun
arrestar‧rest1 /əˈrest/ ●●●S3W2 verb [transitive]
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1arrest (1)if the police arrest someone, the person is taken to a police station because the police think they have done something illegal: He was arrested and charged with murder.arrest somebody for something Her father was arrested for fraud. I got arrested for careless driving.arrest somebody in connection with something Five youths were arrested in connection with the attack.arrest somebody on charges/suspicion of (doing) something He was arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs.► see thesaurus at
catch
2formal to stop something happening or to make it happen more slowly: The drug is used to arrest the spread of the disease.3literary if something arrests you or arrests your attention, you notice it because it is interesting or unusual: The mountains are the most arresting feature of the glen.GRAMMAR: Comparisonarrest• The police arrest someone: · The police arrested a man as he fled the scene.• The police arrest someone for a crime: · He was arrested for robbery.• The police arrest someone for doing something: · They arrested him for possessing an illegal weapon.catch• The police catch someone: · The police believe they have caught the killer.• You catch someone doing something: · I caught him stealing money from my purse.
when the police take someone away and guard them because they may have done something illegal: The police made several arrests. A man is under arrest (=the police are guarding him) following the suspicious death of his wife.place/put somebody under arrest (=arrest someone) He sued the police for wrongful arrest (=when someone who is not guilty is arrested). →
house arrest
, → cardiac arrest
at cardiac
WDF
arrest
[əˈrest]arrested, arresting, arrests
CET4CET6TEM4考研GRE
v2153
17710
6068
2121
2461
5398
1662
n3044
11381
3536
1086
1528
3690
1541
VERB2890
424703
NOUN4136
249936
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arrested[40465] arresting[4910] arrests[3596]
逮捕(93%)，拘留(7%)
n.逮捕；监禁
vt.逮捕；阻止；吸引
n.(Arrest)人名；(德)阿雷斯特
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