arrested
UK/ə'restid/US
B1
Definitions
adj.
Taken into custody; stopped from developing further.
被捕的；（发育）受阻的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom arrest: ar- (ad-, toward) + rest (a form of st, 'stand/stop') = made to stand still. As an adjective: either held in custody, or halted ('arrested development' = growth that has stopped).
Root st still carries 376 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.arrested development发育停滞
- 2.recently arrested最近被捕的
- 3.newly arrested新近被捕的
Example Sentences
- 1.
The arrested man was released on bail the next day.
- 2.
Doctors diagnosed a case of arrested development.