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

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！
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。
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。
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”。
To put, shelter, or detain in a bay.
使入海湾放在、庇护或扣留在港湾。
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。
Secret service can detain him on counterfeiting charges.
联邦经济情报局可以以伪钞罪拘留他。
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。
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。