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.
警方可以拘留他們懷疑犯罪的人進行訊問。
C1
to delay someone or stop them from going where they planned
Bad weather may detain flights at the airport for hours.
惡劣天氣可能導致航班在機場延誤數小時。
translation
拘留, 耽擱
詞形變化
3rd Present
detains
Past
detained
Perfect
detained
Progressive
detaining