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| 1 | if the police arrest someone , they take that person to a police station because they believe he or she has committed a crime . Someone who has been arrested is under arrest , and if they are not allowed to leave , they are in custody 逮捕；拘捕；拘留 |
| Police raided the store at dawn, arresting six men and seizing hundreds of pirated CDs. 警察在黎明时突袭这家商店，逮捕了6人，查获几百张盗版CD。 |
| arrest sb for sth He was arrested for possession of illegal drugs. 他因私藏非法毒品而被逮捕。 |
| arrest sb on charges/suspicion of sth She has been arrested on suspicion of using a stolen credit card. 她因被怀疑使用偷来的信用卡而遭拘捕。 |
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| 2 | formal to stop a process from continuing , especially to stop a bad situation from getting worse 阻止；中止 |
| A cut in interest rates failed to arrest the decline in prices. 利率的下调没能阻止价格的下跌。 |
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| 3 | formal if something arrests your attention , you notice it 吸引（注意） |
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