arrest
arrest
ar∙rest¹ / əˈrɛst ; əˈrest /
◙verb [T]
1. if the police arrest someone, the person is taken to a POLICE STATION because the police think they have done something illegal
• 逮捕，拘捕:
»He was arrested and charged with murder.
他遭到逮捕并被指控谋杀。
»arrest sb for sth
»Her father was arrested for fraud.
她父亲因诈骗被逮捕。
»Igot arrested forcareless driving.
我因莽撞驾驶被捕。
»arrest sb in connection with sth
»Five youths were arrested in connection with the attack.
五名年轻人因与袭击案有关被逮捕。
»arrest sb on charges / suspicion of (doing) sth
»He was arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs.
他涉嫌提供毒品而遭逮捕。
2. [formal] to stop something happening or to make it happen more slowly
• 抑制; 阻止:
»drugs used to arrest the spread of the disease
用于控制疾病蔓延的药物
3. [literary] if something arrests you or arrests your attention, you notice it because it is interesting or unusual
• 引起〔注意〕:
»The mountains are the most arresting feature of the glen.
群山是该峡谷最吸引人的特色。
arrest²
◙noun [C,U]
1. when the police take someone away and guard them because they may have done something illegal
• 逮捕，拘捕:
»The policemadeseveralarrests.
警方逮捕了好几个人。
»A man isunder arrest(=the police are guarding him) following the suspicious death of his wife.
一名男子因妻子离奇死亡被警方拘捕。
»place / put sb under arrest ( = arrest someone )
逮捕某人
»He sued the police forwrongful arrest(=when someone who is not guilty is arrested) .
他起诉警方非法逮捕。
--› see HOUSE ARREST
--› see cardiac arrest at CARDIAC
