detain

英 [dɪˈteɪn]

美 [dɪˈteɪn]

v. 拘留; 扣押; 耽搁; 留住; 阻留

过去分词：detained　现在分词：detaining　过去式：detained　第三人称单数：detains　

Collins.2 / BNC.6059 / COCA.7558

牛津词典

verb

拘留；扣押
to keep sb in an official place, such as a police station, a prison or a hospital, and prevent them from leaving
1. One man has been detained for questioning.
  一个男人被拘留审问。
耽搁；留住；阻留
to delay sb or prevent them from going somewhere
1. 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。

VERB 拘留;扣押
When people such as the policedetainsomeone, they keep them in a place under their control.
1. 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。
2. He was arrested and detained for questioning.
  他遭到逮捕、拘留以接受问讯。
VERB 阻留;耽搁
Todetainsomeone means to delay them, for example by talking to them.
1. 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。

verb

cause to be slowed down or delayed
1. Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
2. she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform
Synonym:delayhold up
stop or halt
1. Please stay the bloodshed!
Synonym:staydelay
deprive of freedom
Synonym:confine

Secret service can detain him on counterfeiting charges.
联邦经济情报局可以以伪钞罪拘留他。
To put, shelter, or detain in a bay.
使入海湾放在、庇护或扣留在港湾。
He needed to devise a powerful device to detain this devil next time!
他要设计一个强有力的装置下次把魔鬼扣留起来！
Public security management does not have such regulation on condemnatory byelaw, can not detain.
治安治理处罚条例上没有这样的规定，不可以拘留的。
He was instructed to inspect the cargo on the ship and detain such cargo if necessary.
他奉命去检查船上所载货物并于必要时扣留该项货物。
I'd be remiss if we don't detain him.
如果我们不拘押他，我就是玩忽职守。
We'll have to detain you temporarily.
我们要暂时扣留你。
He can arrest you and detain you for months while he buils a case.
他大可以把你拘留好几个月。
Don't try to detain me& I'm late already!
不要再耽搁我了我已经晚了。
Police powers to detain citizens who are behaving abnormally.
警方对行为反常公民的拘留权。