detain

detaindetainD.J.:[diˈtein]K.K.:[dɪˈten]vt.1.■留住, 耽搁The bad weather detained us for several hours.恶劣的天气耽搁了我们几个小时。The teacher often detains the lazy pupils at school to do their homework.老师常把懒惰的学生留在学校写作业。2.■拘留, 扣留They have detained two men for questioning at the police station.他们将两个人扣留在警察局准备审讯。Three men were detained as suspects.有三人被当做嫌疑犯拘留。

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detain[di'tein]vt.1.■耽搁，使延迟；留住；阻住，阻止：The heavy traffic detained us for half an hour.拥挤的交通使我们耽搁了半个小时。The bad weather detained the travellers for several hours.恶劣的天气耽搁了旅行者几个小时。2.■扣押，拘留，禁闭；挽留：The police detained the suspect to make further inquiries.警察拘留了那个嫌疑犯以便进一步审查。3.■[古语]扣留， 扣押(应给的事物)，保留，不给，拒绝4.■[废语]抑制，制止

detaindetain[diˈtein]vt.1.■使延迟, 阻止, 留住2.■扣留, 拘留detain sb. as a suspect把某人当做嫌疑犯而加以拘留I was detained by an unexpected caller that morning.那天早晨我被一个突然的来访者缠住了。

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继承用法detainableadj.detainer[dɪˈteɪnə(r)]n.1.■阻止者, 拘留者2.■【律】(财产的)非法占有, 拘留, 继续拘留指令detaininglyadv.