detain
柯林斯词典
1. V-T When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control. 拘畱[正式]
Police have detained two suspects in connection with the attack. 警方拘畱了2名與該襲擊事件有關的嫌疑人。
2. V-T To detain someone means to delay them, for example, by talking to them. 耽擱[正式]
Millson stood up. "Thank you. We won't detain you any further, Mrs. Stebbing."
米爾森站起來。“謝謝您。我們不再耽擱您了,斯特賓太太。”
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detain /dɪˈteɪn/ (detaining,detained,detains)
剑桥词典
- to force someone officially to stay in a place
使畱下;拘畱,釦押
A suspect has been detained by the police for questioning . 一名嫌疑人已被警察拘畱接受進一步讅訊。
Several of the injured were detained overnight in hospital . 傷者中有幾個人被畱院觀察了一夜。
to delay someone for a short length of time
(短時間地)耽擱,拖延
I'm sorry I'm late - I was unavoidably detained. 對不起我來晚了——沒辦法我被耽擱了一會兒。
detain sb at His/Her Majesty's pleasure law UK specialized
to keep someone in prison for as long as the courts feel is necessary
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