英语词汇“detain”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

de·tain

(dĭ-tān)

tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains

1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard: Our friends were detained by heavy traffic.

2. To keep in custody or confinement: The police detained several suspects for questioning.

3. Archaic To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example).

[Middle English deteinen, from Old French detenir, from Vulgar Latin *dētenīre, from Latin dētinēre : dē-, de- + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

de·tainment n.

单词	detain
释义	de·tain (dĭ-tān) tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard: Our friends were detained by heavy traffic. 2. To keep in custody or confinement: The police detained several suspects for questioning. 3. Archaic To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example). [Middle English deteinen, from Old French detenir, from Vulgar Latin dētenīre, from Latin dētinēre* : dē-, de- + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] de·tainment n.
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