单词
detain
读音
dɪˈteɪn
美式
英式
词根
"Detain" 来自于拉丁语 "detinere"，"de-" 表示的是 "away"（离开），"tenere" 意为 "to hold"（持有）。因此，"detain" 的词根含义是“持有离开”，所以被译为"扣留"。 衍生词有：detention (名词，意为 "扣留"， "滞留")，detainee (名词，意为 "被扣留者")。
释义
vt. 拘留；留住；耽搁 [ 第三人称单数 detains 现在分词 detaining 过去式 detained 过去分词 detained ]
例句
He caught her arm in a subconscious attempt to detain her.
他下意识地抓住了她的胳膊，试图留住她。
Millson stood up. "Thank you. We won't detain you any further, Mrs. Stebbing."
米尔森站起来。“谢谢您。我们不再耽搁您了，斯特宾太太。”
It is against the law to detain you against your will for any length of time.
违反你的意愿拘留你无论多久都是违法的。
He caught her arm in a subconscious attempt to detain her.
他下意识地抓住了她的胳膊，试图留住她。
Millson stood up. "Thank you. We won't detain you any further, Mrs. Stebbing."
米尔森站起来。“谢谢您。我们不再耽搁您了，斯特宾太太。”
It is against the law to detain you against your will for any length of time.
违反你的意愿拘留你无论多久都是违法的。
强化记忆
“Detain”包含"de-" 和 "-tain"，您可以联想到 "de-" (away 离开) "-tain" (hold 持有) ，也就是 "hold away" 或是 "keep away"，这样就可以帮助您更好地记住这个单词。"Detain" 一词源自 15 世纪的法国，原意是"持有“或”扣留"。在一般的英文中，这个单词通常被用来描述某人被政府或权力机构扣留。
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it becomes easier to ban us,detain us,deport us,
And each time the police arrived only to arrest him,detain and torture him further.And he knew that if he couldn't escape the cycle of violence,
we have repressive policiesthat detain child asylum seekers,that separate children from their families,
This administration would have you believe that we have to separate familiesand we have to detain children,because it will stop more refugees from coming to our borders.
FBI agents began to search homes, confiscate belongingsand detain community leaders without trial.Aki’s family was not immediately subjected to these extreme measures,
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专四专八,其他
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