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单词 detain
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detain
verb[Toften passive]
uk
/dɪˈteɪn/us
/dɪˈteɪn/
toforcesomeoneofficiallytostayin aplace:
使留下；拘留，扣押
Asuspecthas been detained by thepoliceforquestioning.一名嫌疑人已被警察拘留接受进一步审讯。
Several of theinjuredwere detainedovernightinhospital.伤者中有几个人被留院观察了一夜。
todelaysomeone for ashortlengthoftime:
（短时间地）耽搁，拖延
I'msorryI'm late - I wasunavoidablydetained.对不起我来晚了——没办法我被耽搁了一会儿。
detainsomeoneat His/Her Majesty's pleasurelawUKspecialized
tokeepsomeone inprisonfor aslongas thecourtsfeelisnecessary:
无限期关押（某人）
She wasconvictedofmurderin 2008 and detained at Her Majesty'spleasure.
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Delaying and wasting time
(Definition ofdetainfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
detain
verb[Toften passive]
uk
/dɪˈteɪn/us
/dɪˈteɪn/
toforcesomeoneofficiallytostayin aplace
使留下；拘留，扣押
Asuspecthas been detained by thepoliceforquestioning.一名嫌疑人已被警察拘留接受进一步审讯。
Several of theinjuredwere detainedovernightinhospital.伤者中有几个人被留院观察了一夜。
todelaysomeone for ashortlengthoftime
（短时间地）耽搁，拖延
I'msorryI'm late - I wasunavoidablydetained.对不起我来晚了——没办法我被耽搁了一会儿。
detainsbat His/Her Majesty's pleasurelawUKspecialized
tokeepsomeone inprisonfor aslongas thecourtsfeelisnecessary
无限期关押（某人）

detain| American Dictionary

detain
verb[T]
us
/dɪˈteɪn/
toforcesomeoneofficiallytostayin aplace:
Asuspectis being detained by thepoliceforfurtherquestioning.
To detain someone is also todelaythatpersonfor ashortperiodoftime:
We were detained intrafficandarrivedat thetheatera little late.
(Definition ofdetainfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdetain

detain
Following this, a large number of people were detained in barbed wire compounds.
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Another 308 were detained, and twenty-one were arrested, some of whom were later tried in courts and were likely to be sentenced to jail.
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I have outlined how loumas ' make ' local space by detaining farmers in their villages of origin.
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Most of the other prisoners were released, except five who were detained to await the royal will.
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Complaints about being detained emerge in the letters and diaries only when the rationale for quarantine began to appear to have been undermined.
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We have been obliged to use force in order to proceed with the seizure of merchandise that we detained in carts on the sidings.
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Strangely enough, the village head was not among the suspects who had been detained in the afternoon.
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In contrast to the period of 1954 to 1956, this time the mood of those detained was transformed.
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However, it is notable that despite greater concern with civil liberties today, considerably fewer patients were detained 100 years ago than now.
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The police complained about ' provocation ' when some observers demanded the release of opposition supporters who had been detained at one police station.
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The innkeeper also detained defendants at the request of the magistrate, or acted as a bailsman for defendants found guilty.
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Any vehicle violating exhaust norms, as indicated by an opacity meter reading, is fined and detained until a bond has been posted.
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Indeed, the majority of detained ships were held only between a few hours and a few days, depending on the illness and circumstances.
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Though many assumed that the plaintiffs were in prison for their refusal to lend, the crown's position was that they were detained for obstruction rather than non-compliance.
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Even if one agrees with the foregoing brief argument-and many, of course, do not-it is plausible to claim that multiple offenders are on notice that they may be preventively detained.
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