The police were called in, but they could not arrest anyone,
警察被召來了，但他們卻不能逮捕任何人，
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 91 Three men in a basket
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
vt. 逮捕，拘捕;止住，阻止，抑制;吸引（注意）;
vi. 心跳停止;
n. 拘留;停止，阻止;制動（裝置）;
?? ar一再+rest休息→不讓動→逮捕，阻止
"to be under house arrest"
遭到軟禁
近義：immure, imprison, apprehend, incarcerate, nab, capture
反義：release, unlock, free, independence, liberty, autocracy
pron. 任何人;任何一個;誰;
?? any任何+one一個→任何一個
"Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else."
較年長的工人的適應能力和學習速度有時并不亞于其他任何人。
近義：any, anybody, one, somebody, someone, whoever
n. 警察部門;警方;警察;治安;
vt. （警察、軍隊等）巡查;維護治安;（委員會等）監督;管制;
adj. 警察的;有關警察的;
?? 破（po）例（li）讓嫦娥（ce）當 警察
"A police car drew abreast of us and signalled us to stop."
一輛警車開過來與我們并排，示意我們停下來。
近義：herd, monitor, patrol, picket, track, troll