arrest

🇬🇧 UK/ə'rest/🇺🇸 US/ә'rest/

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Definitions

v.

To seize and take someone into legal custody; to stop or slow a process.

逮捕，拘留；阻止，抑制

n.

The act of seizing someone by legal authority; a sudden stop or standstill.

逮捕，拘留；停止，中止

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English

arrestother

=arrest

Common Collocations

1.arrest warrant逮捕令
2.place under arrest被逮捕

Example Sentences

1.
Police arrested the suspect at the scene.
2.
The police arrested the suspect after matching his fingerprints.
3.
The medication arrested the disease's progression.
4.
The arrest was made at the airport as he tried to leave the country.

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