单词 | arrest |
释义 | arrest (once / 95 pages) 1vn 2vn 3v To arrest someone is to put them in custody for breaking the law. If you face arrest, your criminal activities will be "at rest" because you'll be behind bars, or in jail. Arrest is both a noun and a verb. When you place a person "under arrest," you take them into custody and hold them so they can’t continue breaking the law. A police officer or other agent of the law will arrest a person often by physically taking them away. In addition to the legal meaning, arrest means "stop." To arrest motion is to stop a person or thing from moving. WORD FAMILYarrest: arrested, arrester, arresting, arrests+/arrester: arresters/arresting: arrestingly USAGE EXAMPLESChung is being held in Denmark after police there arrested her on Sunday in the northern city of Aalborg. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Sparks police say 43-year-old Tom Anderson complained of possible hypothermia due to exposure after he was transported to police headquarters following Monday’s arrest. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Roof also documented his hate in his journal, found in his car when he was arrested. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v take into custody Syn|Hyper apprehend, collar, cop, nab, nail, pick up clutch, prehend, seize take hold of; grab 2n the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) 2Syn|Hyper apprehension, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody capture, gaining control, seizure the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property 1v hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of Arrest the downward trend Syn|Hypo|Hyper check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back cut down, cut out intercept (a player) defend be on the defensive; act against an attack 2v cause to stop Arrest the progress Syn|Hyper halt, hold stop cause to stop 3n the state of inactivity following an interruption 3the negotiations were in arrest Syn|Hypo|Hyper check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage countercheck a check that restrains another check logjamany stoppage attributable to unusual activity inaction, inactiveness, inactivity the state of being inactive v attract and fix Syn|Hyper catch, get attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
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