detain

C1 CET-6 Oxf 5000 大学 FREQ #14824 ★★☆☆☆

vt. 扣留, 扣押, 耽搁 [法] 拘留, 扣押, 留住

发音

US
UK /dɪˈteɪn/

词形变化

detained detainest detaineth detaining detains 三单 detains detaining 现在分词 detained 过去式 detained 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

拘留；留住；耽搁

释义与例句

v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To keep back or from; to withhold.

    古体 及物
  4. 4.

    To put someone under custody.

    拘留

    扣留

    扣押

    看押

    拘禁

    及物 政治 法律
  5. 5.

    To seize goods for official purposes.

    及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

stay delay confine hold up

上位词 9

move check act slow delay retard slow down slow up decelerate

下位词 10

keep catch jail trap cage stall intern jug lag remand

词源

From Old French detenir. Doublet of détente. Cognate with Italian detenere, Portuguese deter, Romanian deține, and Spanish detener.

来源：wiktionary