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Detain Detained Dɪˈteɪn Police Sb Verb Prevent Leaving

The verb "detain" means to officially keep someone in custody or to cause a delay.

This flashcard defines "detain" as a verb meaning to officially keep someone under control, such as by the police, or to delay someone.

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/dɪte͟ɪn/
1
[VERB 动词]拘留;扣押 When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
  [V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • 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。

  • He was arrested and detained for questioning.

    他遭到逮捕、拘留以接受问讯。

2
[VERB 动词]阻留;耽搁 To detain someone means to delay them, for example by talking to them.
  [V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • 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。


Oxford de·tain / dɪˈteɪn ; NAmE dɪˈteɪn / verb 1 detainsb to keep sb in an official place, such as a police station, a prison or a hospital, and prevent them from leaving 拘留;扣押 One man has been detained for questioning. 一个男人被拘留审问。 2 detainsb ( formal) to delay sb or prevent them from going somewhere 耽搁;留住;阻留 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。 see also
detention
detain detains detained detaining
de·tain / dɪˈteɪn ; NAmE dɪˈteɪn /
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detainde‧tain /dɪˈteɪn/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
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1to officially prevent someone from leaving a place:  Two suspects have been detained by the police for questioning. She was detained in hospital with a suspected broken leg.2 formal to stop someone from leaving as soon as they expected SYN  delay:  He was detained in Washington on urgent business.GRAMMAR Detain is often passive in this meaning.
WDF

detain

[dɪˈteɪn]detained, detaining, detains

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detained[2848] detaining[349]
扣留(66%),耽搁(18%),拘押(8%),延误(8%)
vt.拘留;留住;耽搁

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