arrest
verb
noun
əˈrest
verb
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。
I
got
arrested
for
careless
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
to
stop
something
happening
or
to
make
it
happen
more
slowly
[正式] 抑制; 阻止
formal
drugs
used
to
arrest
the
spread
of
the
disease
用于控制疾病蔓延的药物
3
if
something
arrests
you
or
arrests
your
attention,
you
notice
it
because
it
is
interesting
or
unusual
[文] 引起〔注意〕
literary
The
mountains
are
the
most
arresting
feature
of
the
glen.
群山是该峡谷最吸引人的特色。
noun
4
when
the
police
take
someone
away
and
guard
them
because
they
may
have
done
something
illegal
逮捕，拘捕
The
police
made
several
arrests
.
警方逮捕了好几个人。
A
man
is
under
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
He
sued
the
police
for
wrongful
arrest
(=when
someone
who
is
not
guilty
is
arrested)
.
他起诉警方非法逮捕。