音标:[diˈteind] ;
v. 留住( detain的过去式和过去分词 ); 耽搁; 拘留; 扣留
v deprive of freedom; take into confinement
v stop or halt
v cause to be slowed down or delayed

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detain的用法和样例:

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. You cannot detain the eagle in the forest.你没有法子将一只老鹰扣留在森林里。
  2. We shall have to detain him and question him.我们只好把他扣起来,讯问他一下。
  3. Allow me to detain you for a moment.请允许我耽搁你一会儿。
  4. This matter isn't very important, and shouldn't detain us very long.这事不很重要,不该耽搁我们很久。
  5. I was detained by an unexpected caller that morning.那天早晨我被一个突然的来访者缠住了。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. The accident detained us for an hour.那次意外事故使我们耽搁了一小时。
  2. The bad weather detained us for several hours.恶劣的天气耽搁了我们几个小时。
  3. This matter isn't very important, and shouldn't detain us very long.这件事情不很重要,不会耽搁我们太久。
  4. As some urgent business detained him, he had to send his secretary on to the meeting.由于有急事缠身,他只得先派秘书去参加会议。
  5. The police detained the suspect.警察拘留了嫌疑犯。
  6. We shall be obliged to detain you here while we continue the investigation.在继续进行调查期间我们不得不把你扣留在这儿。
  7. They have detained two men for questioning at the police station.他们将两个人扣留在警察局进行审讯。
  8. The police detected a young woman in a dishonest act and detained her.警察发现那位年轻妇女在做不正当的事就把她拘留了。
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  10. I was detained late in the factory.厂里有事我无法脱身,很晚才离开。
  11. I was detained by a friend who called.我因一个朋友来访而受耽搁。
  12. He told his wife that he had been detained in the office by unexpected callers.他告诉他的妻子他因不速之客来访而耽搁在办公室里。
  13. He was detained by a flat tire on his way home.他在回家途中因车胎漏气而受到耽搁。
  14. The boy was detained at school to extra work.这孩子课后被留在学校做额外作业。
  15. The vessel is detained in quarantine.该船被留在港口进行检疫。
用作宾补动词S+~+ n./pron. +to- v
  1. The teacher often detains the lazy pupils at school to do their homework.老师常把懒惰的学生留在学校完成他们的作业。
S+~+ n./pron. +as n.
  1. Three men were detained as suspects.有三个人被当作嫌疑犯拘留。
  2. He was captured and detained as hostage in the castle.他被俘并扣押在城堡里做人质。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • detain the soldier扣押那士兵
~+副词
  • detain sb long耽搁某人很长时间
  • detain accidentally偶尔耽搁
  • detain honorably光荣地查明
  • detain successfully成功地查出
  • detain unhappily不高兴地延迟
~+介词
  • detain sb as hostage扣押某人做人质
  • detain at a police station扣留在警察局里
  • detain by business因公滞留
  • detain sb for sth因…而拘留某人
  • detain in quarantine留在港口进行检疫

经典引文

  • They would be conducted to London by the escort, and detained there for questioning.

    出自:R. Macaulay
  • About twenty thousand people are compulsorily detained in psychiatric and special hospitals.

    出自:Anthony Smith
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