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detain

英[dɪ'teɪn] 美[dɪ'ten]
  • vt. 拘留;留住;耽搁

英英释意


1. deprive of freedom; take into confinement
2. stop or halt;
"Please stay the bloodshed!"
3. cause to be slowed down or delayed;
"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"
"she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"