| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/to-find-and-take-a-person-who-has-done-something-wrong |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:to find and take a person who has done something wrongto find and take a person who has done something wrongThe most common word for finding and taking a person who has done something wrong iscatch.Catchcan refer to discovering people in the middle of doing something wrong, or it can refer to more formal police actions when they find a person who has done something wrong. They were caught trying to smuggle cigarettes across the border. If the policearrestsomeone, they find that person and take them to a jail or police station to ask them about a crime that they might have committed. You can alsoplaceorputsomeoneunder arrest. This phrase is slightly more formal than the verbarrestand is used most often in the passive voice. He was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to property. The suspect was placed under arrest and charged with armed assault. If the police or other authoritiescapturesomeone, they catch them and arrest them. This word is used especially in a military context. The soldiers were captured by enemy forces. Apprehendis a formal word forarrest. The police have apprehended two individuals in connection with the crime. In informal contexts, you can use the wordnabinstead ofarrest. The cops nabbed him as he tried to get away. The slang verbnailis used when someone in authority catches someone who is doing something wrong.Nailusually implies that the person has been doing wrong things for a long time and you have only just caught them. He'd been smuggling drugs for decades, but the cops finally nailed him on fraud charges. If the policecollarsomeone, they catch and hold them so they cannot get away.Collaris informal. Police collared her at the train station and arrested her. In UK English, if the policetake someone in, they take someone to a police station to question or arrest them. Informally, you can also say in UK English that the policepick someone up. UKDetectives took him in for questioning. UKShe was picked up for drug dealing. UKPolice picked him up outside Windsor. If police arrest someone, you can informally say in US English that theypull them in. Also in US English, if the police take someone to the police station for questioning, theybring them in. USWe've got enough evidence to pull them both in and charge them with murder. USPolice brought her in for questioning. When police arrest a number of people in different places in connection with a suspected crime, theyround them up. The authorities rounded up dozens of suspects in the weeks after the attack. Related articlesto take hold of something thrown to take a wild or loose animal |
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