detain
/dɪˈteɪn/verb
with obj.
1- keep (someone) in official custody, typically for questioning about a crime or in politically sensitive situations（多指为对犯罪行为进行侦讯或在敏感的政治环境下）拘留, 扣押：
she was detained without trial for two years.
她未经审判被拘押了两年。
1.1
- keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention吸引（某人）注意力以羁绊（某人）：
she made to open the door, but he detained her.
她想去开门, 但他拖住了她。
1.2
- keep (a sick or injured person) in hospital for treatment使（病人, 伤员）留院治疗。
1.3
- officially seize and hold (goods)（正式）扣押（货物）：
customs officers may detain goods for up to two days.
海关官员最多可将货物扣押两天。
派生词
detainment
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'be afflicted with sickness or infirmity'）： from Old French detenir, from a variant of Latin detinere, from de- 'away， aside' + tenere 'to hold'.