to detain
01
拘留, 扣留
to officially hold someone in a place, such as a jail, and not let them go
Transitive: to detain sb
语法信息
形态构成
简单词
动作动词
规则
现在时
detain
第三人称单数
detains
现在分词
detaining
一般过去时
detained
过去分词
detained
例子
The police decided to detain the suspect for further questioning.
警方决定拘留嫌疑人以进行进一步审讯。
02
扣留, 拘留
to hold someone or something back, preventing further action or movement
Transitive: to detain sb
例子
He was detained by a last-minute meeting and missed the train.
他因最后一刻的会议被耽搁，错过了火车。
