detain
detain 英 [dɪˈteɪn] 美 [dɪˈten]
vt. 拘留；耽搁
进行时:detaining 过去式:detained 过去分词:detained 第三人称单数:detains
- When you detain someone, you hold them back, slow them down, or stop them from moving on. If you are detained by the police, you may be late for the big football game, even if you were speeding to get there by the kickoff.
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- vt. 拘留；耽搁
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1. One man has been detained for questioning.
一个男人被拘留审问。
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2. 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。
- detain (v.) early 15c., deteynen, from Old French detenir "to hold off, keep back" (12c.), from Latin detinere "hold off, keep back," from de- "from, away" (see de-) + tenere "to hold," from PIE root *ten- "to stretch." Modern spelling is 17c., from influence of contain, retain, etc. Related: Detained; detaining.
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