detain
[dɪ'teɪn] verb transitive often passive
■to force someone officially to stay in a place 使留下；拘留，扣押•A suspect has been detained by the police for further questioning.一名嫌疑人已被员警拘留接受进一步审讯。 •Several of the injured were detained overnight in hospital.伤者中有几个人被留院观察了一晚。 ■to delay someone for a short length of time （短时间地）耽搁，拖延•I'm sorry I'm late - I was unavoidably detained.对不起我来晚了——没办法我被耽搁了一会儿。 detain sb at His/Her Majesty's pleasure UK legal
■to keep someone in prison for as long as the courts feel is necessary 无限期关押（某人） |