detained
past simple and past participle ofdetain
| 单词 | detained |
| 释义 | detained past simple and past participle ofdetain detain verb[Toften passive] uk/dɪˈteɪn/us/dɪˈteɪn/toforcesomeoneofficiallytostayin aplace: Asuspecthas been detained by thepoliceforquestioning. Several of theinjuredwere detainedovernightinhospital. todelaysomeone for ashortlengthoftime: I'msorryI'm late - I wasunavoidablydetained. detainsomeoneat His/Her Majesty's pleasurelawUKspecialized tokeepsomeone inprisonfor aslongas thecourtsfeelisnecessary Putting people in prison
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Delaying and wasting time Examplesofdetaineddetained In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. A subgroup aredetainedunder civil orders following non-criminalized but highly difficult or dangerous behaviour. From theCambridge English Corpus Nor is hedetainedby doubts over the accuracy of the reports and documents he quotes as his sources. From theCambridge English Corpus Following this, a large number of people weredetainedin barbed wire compounds. From theCambridge English Corpus Somewhere on the order of eight hundred people weredetainedthere between 2002 and 2007. From theCambridge English Corpus Of the 737 admissions, 131 individuals (73 males) weredetainedordetainedwithin a week of admission. From theCambridge English Corpus Of course, people who do not meet the criteria for commitment are routinely committed, and certainly the hospital could havedetainedher. From theCambridge English Corpus They provided a broad range of hospital and welfare facilities for thedetainedand displaced. From theCambridge English Corpus Another 308 weredetained, and twenty-one were arrested, some of whom were later tried in courts and were likely to be sentenced to jail. From theCambridge English Corpus Most of the other prisoners were released, except five who weredetainedto await the royal will. From theCambridge English Corpus Complaints about beingdetainedemerge in the letters and diaries only when the rationale for quarantine began to appear to have been undermined. From theCambridge English Corpus Initially the police haddetainedhim and accused him of theft. From theCambridge English Corpus With many men fighting ordetained, villages were dominated by women and children. From theCambridge English Corpus Of the 29 patients with any non-affective disorder psychosis presenting for the first time in 1996, 14 weredetainedunder the mental health act. From theCambridge English Corpus Of the 37 patients diagnosed with a bipolar disorder in 1996, 12 patients weredetained. From theCambridge English Corpus We need not bedetainedby the details of the argument, but the idea is simple. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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