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de.tain (obj)dI5teInvto force (someone) officially to stay in a place, or (fml) to delay (someone) for a short length of time扣留;耽搁A suspect is being detained by the police for further questioning. [T]嫌疑人被警方扣押,以作进一步讯问。He was forcibly detained under federal immigration law. [T]依据联邦移民法,他被强行扣押。They were arrested and detained in custody. [T]他们被捕并受到拘留。In many countries, the police cannot detain people without trial. [T]许多国家里警方不能对人不加审讯即行拘留。Several of the people injured in the accident were detained overnight in hospital. [T]几个在事故中受伤的人被留在医院过夜。Their army still have the right to detain, arrest and interrogate. [I]他们的军队仍有拘留、逮捕和审讯权。(fml) I'm sorry I'm late--I was unavoidably detained. [T]对不起,我迟到了----我无可奈何地被耽搁了。(Br law or humorous) If someone is detained at His/Her Majesty's pleasure, they are kept in prison for as long as the authorities feel is necessary.无限期拘留
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