Detain
[ d?'ten ]
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vt. 留住，阻住;耽擱;拘留，扣留;
?? 詞根助記
de離開+tain拿住→拿走→拘留；阻攔
?? 例句
Well, mother, I won't detain you any longer.
好啦,媽,我不再留你了。
The police detained the man to make further inquiries.
警察拘留了那個人以作進一步的審問。
This question need not detain us long.
這個問題不需要很久的時間就能解決。
The question should not detain us.
我們無須為此自擾．
Neither wit nor wisky could detain him then.
在這種時候，說笑話也好，喝威士忌也好，再也沒有什么能把他留住了。
?? 聯想助記
【記】de-拼音“德”,ta-拼音“塔”,in-里面:他被扣壓在德國人的塔里面
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?? 反義詞
?? 詞根
-tact-表示“觸摸”
常見變體有-tach-、-tire-、-tag-、-tang-
?? 牛津釋義
detain
v[Tn]
1 prevent (sb) from leaving or doing sth; delay 阻止（某人）離開或做某事; 耽擱; 延誤
She was detained in the office by unexpected callers. 有些臨時訪客把她耽擱在辦公室里了.
This question need not detain us long, ie can be settled quickly. 這個問題不必耽擱我們很長時間.
2 keep (sb) in custody; lock up 拘留（某人）; 扣押
The police detained him for questioning. 警方對他進行拘留審問.
?? 考研助記
de(向下)+tain(拿):拿下- 拘留 網友：yqy補充： de下, tain拿, 抓－拿下－拘留
?? 擴展釋義
*[di'tein]vt. 扣留, 扣押, 耽擱【法】 拘留, 扣押, 留住
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I'm sorry. I didn't know you wanted it. What a shame!
抱歉。我不知道你想要它。真可惜！
What's the matter with your foot, Jane?
珍妮，你的腳怎么了？
We want the same rights as the white people in the city.
我們要求享有與本市白人平等的權利。