中英互译
detain
英 /dɪˈteɪn/美 /dɪˈteɪn/
基本释义
- v.拘留，扣押；耽搁，阻留
第三人称单数detains
现在分词detaining
过去式detained
过去分词detained
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词语例句
拘留，扣押vt.
Police have detained two suspects in connection with the attack.
警方拘留了2名与该袭击事件有关的嫌疑人。
耽搁，阻留vt.
六级Millson stood up. "Thank you. We won't detain you any further, Mrs. Stebbing."
米尔森站起来。“谢谢您。我们不再耽搁您了，斯特宾太太。”
The teachers began on time, ended on time, and left the room without saying a word more to their students, very seldom being detained by questioners.
老师们准时开始，准时结束，一个字也没对学生多说就离开了教室，很少被提问者拦住。
- He caught her arm in a subconscious attempt to detain her.他下意识地抓住了她的胳膊，试图留住她。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Millson stood up. "Thank you. We won't detain you any further, Mrs. Stebbing."米尔森站起来。“谢谢您。我们不再耽搁您了，斯特宾太太。”来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- It is against the law to detain you against your will for any length of time.违反你的意愿拘留你无论多久都是违法的。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
网络短语
- automatic detain自动扣留
- check and detain检查扣下
- Detain a suspect扣留一个嫌犯
- detain n扣押；耽搁；拘留；拘留收禁
- detain the property扣留财产
词语扩展
n.
detainment扣留；延误；挽留
词义分布
扣留
28.9%
拘留
27.7%
押
13.3%
扣押
12%
耽搁
7.2%
留住
7.2%
羁押
3.6%
英英释义
- v.deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- v.stop or halt
- v.cause to be slowed down or delayed
词源
- detain来自古法语detenir.
- detain扣押de-, 向下，强调。-tain, 抓，握，词源同contain, tenure. 即扣下，扣押。
- detain拘留，扣留；耽搁词根词缀： de-下降,向下 + -tain-握,持有 → 留下,留住