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单词 arrest
释义 arrest

arrest /əˈrest/

noun [C or U]
B2 the act of arresting someone: » Two arrests were made, but the men were later released without charge.» She was stopped outside the shop and placed/put under arrest.Thesaurus+: ↑Arresting and charging
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Extra Examples:» The bomb attack was in retaliation for the recent arrest of two well-known terrorists.» His lawyer put him in the picture about what had happened since his arrest.» The US lodged a formal protest against the arrest of the foreign reporters.» After his arrest in 1998, he checked himself into rehab to get over his heroin addiction.» wrongful arrest
verb [T] (CATCH) ↑Verb Endings for arrest
txbarrest.jpg B1 If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed: » He was arrested when customs officers found drugs in his bag.» The police arrested her for drinking and driving.Thesaurus+: ↑Arresting and charging
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Extra Examples:» He put up a fight when the police tried to arrest him.» 23 people were arrested and large quantities of heroin were seized in a dawn raid.» Police arrested several of the demonstrators.» The burglars have been arrested but the jewellery is still missing.» A woman and two men were arrested on the day after the explosion.
verb [T] FORMAL (MAKE NOTICE) ↑Verb Endings for arrest
F0 to attract or catch someone's attention: » A photo of a small boy arrested my attention.Thesaurus+: ↑Attracting and tempting , ↑Attractive , ↑Sexual attraction
verb [T] FORMAL (STOP) ↑Verb Endings for arrest
F0 to stop or interrupt the development of something: » The treatment has so far done little to arrest the spread of the cancer.Thesaurus+: ↑Cancelling and interrupting
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