Detain
[ dɪ'ten ]
第3级
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vt. 留住，阻住;耽搁;拘留，扣留;
💡 词根助记
de离开+tain拿住→拿走→拘留；阻拦
📝 例句
Well, mother, I won't detain you any longer.
好啦,妈,我不再留你了。
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。
This question need not detain us long.
这个问题不需要很久的时间就能解决。
The question should not detain us.
我们无须为此自扰．
Neither wit nor wisky could detain him then.
在这种时候，说笑话也好，喝威士忌也好，再也没有什么能把他留住了。
🌱 联想助记
【记】de-拼音“德”,ta-拼音“塔”,in-里面:他被扣压在德国人的塔里面
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-tact-表示“触摸”
常见变体有-tach-、-tire-、-tag-、-tang-
📖 牛津释义
detain
v[Tn]
1 prevent (sb) from leaving or doing sth; delay 阻止（某人）离开或做某事; 耽搁; 延误
She was detained in the office by unexpected callers. 有些临时访客把她耽搁在办公室里了.
This question need not detain us long, ie can be settled quickly. 这个问题不必耽搁我们很长时间.
2 keep (sb) in custody; lock up 拘留（某人）; 扣押
The police detained him for questioning. 警方对他进行拘留审问.
🎯 考研助记
de(向下)+tain(拿):拿下- 拘留 网友：yqy补充： de下, tain拿, 抓－拿下－拘留
🔁 扩展释义
*[di'tein]vt. 扣留, 扣押, 耽搁【法】 拘留, 扣押, 留住
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-6」词汇
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During his first year, Chaplin acted in 35 films, many of which he wrote and directed himself.
在第一年里，卓别林演了35部电影，其中的许多电影是他自编自导的。
We had to climb over some rocks and it started to rain.
我们不得不爬过一些岩石，这时开始下起雨。
Are you a visitor here?
你是来这里旅游的吗？