arrest
verb[T]
uk/əˈrest/us/əˈrest/arrestverb[T](CATCH)
B1
If thepolicearrest someone, they take them away toaskthem about acrimethat they might havecommitted:
逮捕;拘捕He was arrested whencustomsofficersfounddrugsin hisbag.因海关人员在他的包中发现了毒品,他被捕了。
Thepolicearrested herfordrinkinganddriving.她因酒后驾车被警察拘捕。
to find and take a person who has done something wrong
- catchThey were caught trying to smuggle cigarettes across the border.
- arrestHe was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to property.
- place/put under arrestThe suspect was placed under arrest and charged with armed assault.
- captureThe soldiers were captured by enemy forces.
- apprehendThe police have apprehended two individuals in connection with the crime.
- nabThe cops nabbed him as he tried to get away.
- He put up afightwhen thepolicetriedto arrest him.
- 23peoplewere arrested andlargequantitiesofheroinwereseizedin adawnraid.
- Policearrested several of thedemonstrators.
- Theburglarshave been arrested but thejewelleryis stillmissing.
- A woman and two men were arrested on thedayafter theexplosion.
Arresting & charging
- apprehend
- apprehension
- assist
- attach
- attachment
- busted
- charge
- charge sheet
- collar
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- house arrest
- knock
- nail
- picksomeone/somethingup
- post-arrest
- probable cause
- pull
- pullsomeonein
- the knock at/on the dooridiom
arrestverb[T](STOP)
formal
tostoporinterruptthedevelopmentof something:
阻止;抑制Thetreatmenthas sofardone little to arrest thespreadof thecancer.这种疗法到目前为止几乎没能抑制癌细胞的扩散。
Cancelling and interrupting
- adjourn
- adjourn tosomewhere
- break
- callsomeone/somethingoff
- cancellable
- cancellation
- cut
- halt
- in midstreamidiom
- kick
- kicksomethinginto touchidiom
- mothball
- noncancellable
- rain
- scratch
- shut(something)off
- stop
- Zoom bomb
- Zoombomber
- Zoombombing
arrestverb[T](MAKE NOTICE)
formal
toattractorcatchsomeone'sattention:
引起(某人的注意)Aphotoof asmallboyarrested myattention.一张小男孩的照片引起了我的注意。
Attracting and tempting
- affinity
- allure
- alluringly
- attract
- attraction
- charisma
- charm offensive
- charm the pants offsomeoneidiom
- chum
- clickbait
- glamour
- honey trap
- incentive
- jump out atsomeone
- lure
- tempt
- temptation
- temptingly
- ticklesomeone'sfancyidiom
- va-va-voom
arrest
noun[CorU]
uk/əˈrest/us/əˈrest/B2
theactof arresting someone:
逮捕;拘捕Two arrests were made, but the men werelaterreleasedwithoutcharge.有两人被捕,但后来没有起诉他们就释放了。
She wasstoppedoutsidetheshopandplaced/putunderarrest.她在商店外被截获归案。
to find and take a person who has done something wrong
- catchThey were caught trying to smuggle cigarettes across the border.
- arrestHe was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to property.
- place/put under arrestThe suspect was placed under arrest and charged with armed assault.
- captureThe soldiers were captured by enemy forces.
- apprehendThe police have apprehended two individuals in connection with the crime.
- nabThe cops nabbed him as he tried to get away.
- Thebombattackwas inretaliationfor therecentarrest of two well-knownterrorists.
- Hislawyerput him in thepictureabout what hadhappenedsince his arrest.
- The USlodgedaformalprotestagainst the arrest of theforeignreporters.
- After his arrest in 1998, hecheckedhimself intorehabto get over hisheroinaddiction.
- wrongfularrest
Arresting & charging
- apprehend
- apprehension
- assist
- attach
- attachment
- busted
- charge
- charge sheet
- collar
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- house arrest
- knock
- nail
- picksomeone/somethingup
- post-arrest
- probable cause
- pull
- pullsomeonein
- the knock at/on the dooridiom