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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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