arrest
UK/ə'rest/US/ә'rest/
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释义
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
词根拆分
原生英语ar-(ad- 的变体,「使」)+ rest(来自拉丁 restāre,re-「向后」+ stāre「站」)= 「使停住」。arrest 某人就是把他当场拦下;arrest a disease 就是遏止它;cardiac arrest 就是心脏停跳。都是「迫使某物停下」这一画面。
词根 st 还连着 376 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
Police arrested two men at the scene.
警方在现场逮捕了两名男子。
- 2.
The drug can arrest the spread of the disease.
这种药能遏制疾病的扩散。
- 3.
He died of cardiac arrest.
他死于心脏骤停。