detain
🇺🇸
/dɪˈteɪn/
🇬🇧
/dɪˈteɪn/
verb
C1
to hold someone in a place like a police station or prison and not let them leave
The police can detain someone they suspect of a crime for questioning.
警察は犯罪の容疑者を尋問のために拘留することができます。
C1
to delay someone or stop them from going where they planned
Bad weather may detain flights at the airport for hours.
悪天候により空港で数時間フライトが遅延する可能性があります。
translation
拘留する, 遅延させる
語形変化
3rd Present
detains
Past
detained
Perfect
detained
Progressive
detaining