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

单词	detain
释义	de·tain \də̇ˈtān, dēˈ-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English deteynen, from Middle French detenir, from Old French, from Latin detinēre, from de from, away + -tinēre (from tenēre to hold) — more at de-, thin 1. : to hold or keep in or as if in custody < detained by the police for questioning > 2. archaic : to keep back (as something that is due) : withhold 3. : to restrain especially from proceeding : hold back : stop, delay < detained by an accident > 4. : to hold the attention of < the introduction … will detain the reader as effectively as many of the selected passages that follow — British Book News > Synonyms: see delay, keep
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