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

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。
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。
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！
If they refuse, detain them and get warrants.
如果拒绝，就拘留并签署逮捕证。
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。
We have to detain everybody inside this perimeter.
我们授命拘捕警戒线内的所有人。
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。
We're going to detain the suspect pending further investigation.
在做进一步深进调查期间我们要拘留这个嫌疑犯。
The possibility of more bombs, a crew to detain.
更多炸弹的可能性，扣留全体人员。
He may, with the written consent of the attorney general, seize and detain the ship for48 hours.
征得律政司书面同意后，可扣押及扣留该船舶48小时。