[VERB 动词]拘留;扣押 When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
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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。
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[VERB 动词]阻留;耽搁 To detain someone means to delay them, for example by talking to them.
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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。
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de·tain/dɪˈteɪn; NAmEdɪˈteɪn/verb1detainsb 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。2detainsb ( 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
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 expectedSYN delay: He was detained in Washington on urgent business.GRAMMARDetain is often passive in this meaning.
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