| 释义 |
ar·rest /əˈrest/ vt. | n. | phr.
I vt.
1. 逮捕，拘捕；扣留(船只)
A man was arrested on suspicion of having murdered the girl. 一名男子因涉嫌谋害少女而被捕。
2. 使停止；阻止；抑制；控制，减(速)
words that arrest sb.'s pen 使某人住笔的话
arrest judgement (陪审团裁决后法官因法律上原因)暂不判决(或延期判决)
arrest the decline 制止衰退
The newly developed drug has arrested his cancer. 这种新药已控制住他的癌症。
use brakes to arrest a car's speed 用制动器减低汽车的速度
3. 吸引(注意等)；吸引…的注意
The beauty of style of the book arrested the reader. 这本书优美的笔调把读者的注意力吸引住了。
II n.
1. 逮捕，拘捕；(船只的)扣留
I saw the arrest of the thief. 我见到那窃贼被捕。
Over 20 arrests were made. 逮捕了20余人。
He was killed resisting arrest. 他拒捕被杀。
2. 抓住；攫取；夺取
3. 停止；阻止；抑制；制动；延滞
an arrest of the heart's function 心脏功能的停止
4. 制动装置，止动器；火花捕捉器
[< OFr arester <? VL arrestāre < L ad at, to + restāre to stand firm, stop] phr. under arrest 被捕的，在押的 He is under arrest. 他已被捕。 be put (或 placed) under arrest 被拘禁 |