de·tain /dɪˈten, di-/
(vt.)扣留,扣押,阻止
De·tain v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detained p. pr. & vb. n. Detaining.]
1. To keep back or from; to withhold.
Detain not the wages of the hireling. --Jer. Taylor.
2. To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay; as, we were detained by an accident.
Let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. --Judges xiii. 15.
3. To hold or keep in custody.
Syn: -- To withhold; retain; stop; stay; arrest; check; retard; delay; hinder.
De·tain, n. Detention. [Obs.]
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detain
v 1: deprive of freedom; take into confinement [syn: confine]
[ant: free]
2: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: stay, delay]
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" [syn: delay, hold up] [ant: rush]