arrest
UK/ə'rest/US/ә'rest/
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Definitions
v.
To seize someone by legal authority
逮捕，拘留
v.
To stop or check a process
阻止，遏制（进程）
v.
To catch and hold (attention)
吸引（注意力）
n.
The act of arresting someone; a sudden stop
逮捕；（医学）停止，骤停
Root Breakdown
Native Englishar- (a form of ad-, 'to') + rest (from Latin restāre, re- 'back' + stāre 'stand') = 'to make stand still.' To arrest someone is to stop them in their tracks; to arrest a disease is to halt it; 'cardiac arrest' is the heart standing still. The same picture of forcing something to a stop.
Root st still carries 376 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.under arrest被逮捕
- 2.arrest warrant逮捕令
- 3.cardiac arrest心脏骤停
- 4.make an arrest实施逮捕
Example Sentences
- 1.
Police arrested two men at the scene.
- 2.
The drug can arrest the spread of the disease.
- 3.
He died of cardiac arrest.