detain
UK/dɪ'teɪn/US/di'tein/
IELTSTOEFLGRE六级考研C2
释义
v.
To officially hold someone in custody
拘留；扣押
v.
To delay someone or keep them from leaving
耽搁；留住
词根拆分
词根派生de-（离开、放到一边）+ tain（握）= 把人拦住、扣在一旁，不让他往前走。强义偏法律（警方 detain 嫌疑人）；弱义偏日常（sorry to detain you = 抱歉耽搁你）。
词根 tain 还连着 87 个词常用搭配
- 1.detain a suspect拘留嫌疑人
- 2.be detained for questioning被扣留讯问
- 3.detained without charge未经指控拘留
例句
- 1.
Police detained two suspects for questioning.
警方拘留了两名嫌疑人接受讯问。
- 2.
I won't detain you any longer; thanks for your time.
我不再耽搁你了，谢谢你抽时间。