detain

[di'tein]

vt.扣留, 拘押, 耽搁, 延误

例句与用法：

The act of detaining.

扣押，拘留拘留的行为

A period of time during which a vehicle, person, or material suspected of carrying a contagious disease is detained at a port of entry under enforced isolation to prevent disease from entering a country.

检疫期，隔离期当运输工具、人或材料被怀疑带有传染性疾病，被扣留在港口进行强行隔离的一段期限，以防止疾病传入某个国家

词形变化：

名词: detain-ment | 动词过去式: detained | 动词过去分词: detained | 动词现在分词: detaining | 动词第三人称单数: detains |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 留住; 使耽搁

Allow me to detain you for a moment.

请允许我耽搁你一会儿。

Well, mother, I won't detain you any longer.

好啦, 妈, 我不再留你了。

2. 拘留, 扣留

The police detained the man to make further inquiries.

警察拘留了那个人以作进一步的审问。