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

We film overtime that day, if it were not for her plead for mercy for sb, her assistant affirms her detain to go to next field.
我们拍摄那天超时了，要不是她说情，她的助手肯定把她押到下一个场去。
You have no right to detain me, I have the right of personal freedom.
你无权扣压我，我有人身自由的权利。
He caught her arm in a subconscious attempt to detain her.
他下意识地抓住她的胳膊想挽留她。
Under the Patriot act, we can detain you as long as we need to.
按照安全法，我们想拘留你多久都可以。
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。
Their army still have the right to detain, arrest and interrogate.
他们的军队仍有拘留、逮捕和审讯权。
Secret service can detain him on counterfeiting charges.
联邦经济情报局可以以伪钞罪拘留他。
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 shall be obliged to detain you here while we continue the investigation.
我们在继续调查时不得不把你拘留在此地。
These will also allow the police to "detain suspects for preventive reasons", only with more" judicial oversight "and" limits "on police power.
而这些新法案也会允许警方“扣押嫌疑人以防万一”，只是多了些“司法监督”和“限制”。