英语词汇detain的意思、翻译、用法及例句-英语用法大全

detain

☞detainv. [dɪ′teɪn]　(detains; detained; detaining)

双解释义

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

基本要点

1. detain的基本意思是“使延迟”“使延误”，可用于出发、到达，也可用于某种想法的出现，也可表示由于各种理由而被滞留某地；还可表示依法抓住并关押或监护起来。
2. detain是及物动词，接名词或代词作宾语，偶尔也可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。可用于被动结构。

词汇搭配

～+名词

　～ the soldier　扣押那士兵

～+副词

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

～+介词

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

句型例句

用作及物动词

▲ S+～+n./pron.

　The accident detained us for an hour.　那次意外事故使我们耽搁了一小时。
　The bad weather detained us for several hours.　恶劣的天气耽搁了我们几个小时。
　This matter isn't very important, and shouldn't detain us very long.　这件事情不很重要，不会耽搁我们太久。
　As some urgent business detained him, he had to send his secretary on to the meeting.　由于有急事缠身，他只得先派秘书去参加会议。
　The police detained the suspect.　警察拘留了嫌疑犯。
　We shall be obliged to detain you here while we continue the investigation.　在继续进行调查期间我们不得不把你扣留在这儿。
　They have detained two men for questioning at the police station.　他们将两个人扣留在警察局进行审讯。
　The police detected a young woman in a dishonest act and detained her.　警察发现那位年轻妇女在做不正当的事就把她拘留了。

◇ 用于be ～ed结构

　I was detained late in the factory.　厂里有事我无法脱身，很晚才离开。
　I was detained by a friend who called.　我因一个朋友来访而受耽搁。
　He told his wife that he had been detained in the office by unexpected callers.　他告诉他的妻子他因不速之客来访而耽搁在办公室里。
　He was detained by a flat tire on his way home.　他在回家途中因车胎漏气而受到耽搁。
　The boy was detained at school to extra work.　这孩子课后被留在学校做额外作业。
　The vessel is detained in quarantine.　该船被留在港口进行检疫。

用作宾补动词

▲ S+～+n./pron.+to-v

　The teacher often detains the lazy pupils at school to do their homework.　老师常把懒惰的学生留在学校完成他们的作业。

▲ S+～+n./pron.+as n.

◇ 用于be ～ed结构

　Three men were detained as suspects.　有三个人被当作嫌疑犯拘留。
　He was captured and detained as hostage in the castle.　他被俘并扣押在城堡里做人质。

词语辨异

♣ detain, apprehend, arrest, attach
　参见apprehend条。
♣ detain, delay, retard, slacken, slow
　参见delay条。
♣ detain, keep
　这组词都有“留住，耽搁”的意思。其区别在于：
1. detain尤指警察进行“拘留”，一般指“留住，耽搁”时，常含有强迫之意；keep多用于口语中。
2. detain比keep语气重，且更正式。

词组	detain
释义	detain ☞detainv. [dɪ′teɪn]　(detains; detained; detaining) 双解释义 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 基本要点 1. detain的基本意思是“使延迟”“使延误”，可用于出发、到达，也可用于某种想法的出现，也可表示由于各种理由而被滞留某地；还可表示依法抓住并关押或监护起来。 2. detain是及物动词，接名词或代词作宾语，偶尔也可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。可用于被动结构。词汇搭配～+名词　～ the soldier　扣押那士兵～+副词　～ sb long　耽搁某人很长时间　～ accidentally　偶尔耽搁　～ honorably　光荣地查明　～ successfully　成功地查出　～ unhappily　不高兴地延迟～+介词　～ sb as hostage　扣押某人做人质　～ at a police station　扣留在警察局里　～ by business　因公滞留　～ sb for sth　因…而拘留某人　～ in quarantine　留在港口进行检疫句型例句用作及物动词 ▲ S+～+n./pron. 　The accident detained us for an hour.　那次意外事故使我们耽搁了一小时。　The bad weather detained us for several hours.　恶劣的天气耽搁了我们几个小时。　This matter isn't very important, and shouldn't detain us very long.　这件事情不很重要，不会耽搁我们太久。　As some urgent business detained him, he had to send his secretary on to the meeting.　由于有急事缠身，他只得先派秘书去参加会议。　The police detained the suspect.　警察拘留了嫌疑犯。　We shall be obliged to detain you here while we continue the investigation.　在继续进行调查期间我们不得不把你扣留在这儿。　They have detained two men for questioning at the police station.　他们将两个人扣留在警察局进行审讯。　The police detected a young woman in a dishonest act and detained her.　警察发现那位年轻妇女在做不正当的事就把她拘留了。 ◇ 用于be ～ed结构　I was detained late in the factory.　厂里有事我无法脱身，很晚才离开。　I was detained by a friend who called.　我因一个朋友来访而受耽搁。　He told his wife that he had been detained in the office by unexpected callers.　他告诉他的妻子他因不速之客来访而耽搁在办公室里。　He was detained by a flat tire on his way home.　他在回家途中因车胎漏气而受到耽搁。　The boy was detained at school to extra work.　这孩子课后被留在学校做额外作业。　The vessel is detained in quarantine.　该船被留在港口进行检疫。用作宾补动词 ▲ S+～+n./pron.+to-v 　The teacher often detains the lazy pupils at school to do their homework.　老师常把懒惰的学生留在学校完成他们的作业。 ▲ S+～+n./pron.+as n. ◇ 用于be ～ed结构　Three men were detained as suspects.　有三个人被当作嫌疑犯拘留。　He was captured and detained as hostage in the castle.　他被俘并扣押在城堡里做人质。词语辨异 ♣ detain, apprehend, arrest, attach 　参见apprehend条。 ♣ detain, delay, retard, slacken, slow 　参见delay条。 ♣ detain, keep 　这组词都有“留住，耽搁”的意思。其区别在于： 1. detain尤指警察进行“拘留”，一般指“留住，耽搁”时，常含有强迫之意；keep多用于口语中。 2. detain比keep语气重，且更正式。
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