| 单词 | detain |
| 释义 | 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 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） |
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