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Detain Verb Police 英[Dɪˈteɪn 美[Dɪˈten Vt.留住,阻住;耽搁;拘留,扣留 拘留;扣押 People

单词 detain
音标
英[dɪˈteɪn] 美[dɪˈten]
解释
vt.留住,阻住;耽搁;拘留,扣留;
例句

VERB
拘留;扣押
When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
例: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。
例:He was arrested and detained for questioning.他遭到逮捕、拘留以接受问讯。

VERB
阻留;耽搁
To detain someone means to delay them, for example by talking to them.
例: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。
变形
third:detains~done:detained~ing:detaining~past:detained~

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