| 单词 | detain |
| 释义 | detain —detainable, adj. —detainment, n. /di tayn"/, v.t. 1. to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay. 2. to keep under restraint or in custody. 3. Obs. to keep back or withhold, as from a person. [1480-90; detainen < AF, OF detenir < VL *detenire, for L detinere, equiv. to de- DE- + -tinere, comb. form of tenere to hold] Syn. 1. retard, stop, slow, stay, check. |
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