detaining
[diˈteinɪŋ]

v.

留住( detain的现在分词 )；耽搁；拘留；扣留

双语释义

v.(动词)

1. vt. 使延迟; 耽搁 keep waiting; keep back; delay; retard; prevent from leaving or going forward
2. vt. 拘留confine
3. vt. 查明,查出 discover the existence or presence of sb/sth, the identity of guilty of wrongdoing

英英释义

detain[ di'tein ]

• v.
  • deprive of freedom; take into confinement

    同义词：confine

  • stop or halt

    同义词：staydelay

  • cause to be slowed down or delayed

    同义词：delayhold up

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• detain the soldier扣押那士兵

～+副词

• detain sb long耽搁某人很长时间
• detain accidentally偶尔耽搁
• detain honorably光荣地查明
• detain successfully成功地查出
• detain unhappily不高兴地延迟

～+介词

• detain sb as hostage扣押某人做人质
• detain at a police station扣留在警察局里
• detain by business因公滞留
• detain sb for sth因…而拘留某人
• detain in quarantine留在港口进行检疫

双语例句

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. You cannot detain the eagle in the forest.
   你没有法子将一只老鹰扣留在森林里。
2. We shall have to detain him and question him.
   我们只好把他扣起来，讯问他一下。
3. Allow me to detain you for a moment.
   请允许我耽搁你一会儿。
4. This matter isn't very important, and shouldn't detain us very long.
   这事不很重要，不该耽搁我们很久。
5. I was detained by an unexpected caller that morning.
   那天早晨我被一个突然的来访者缠住了。

权威例句

Method of detaining gastric tube and nursing care of patients
Study on dust detaining effect of major species of greening trees in Wuhan
The mental health implications of detaining asylum seekers.
Detaining Dangerous People With Mental Disorders: New Legal Framework Is Open For Consultation
Can the police assist in detaining persons for involuntary commitment?
Corelation between detaining area and time of venous indwelling needle for neonates
Mental health implications of detaining asylum seekers: systematic review
Electric connector with a terminal conductor detaining mechanism
Detaining the Usual Suspects: Charting the Use of Segregated Settings in New South Wales Government Schools, Australia.
Research progress on time period and comfort degree of detaining urethral catheter for patients undergoing operation