Definition of detain in English:

detain

verb dɪˈteɪndəˈteɪn

[with object]

1Keep (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。
Example sentencesExamples
- Insofar as form and language detain him, they detain him as questions of ideology.
- As I say, I wasn't detained by the characters' opinions.
- Freddie was passed down the line, each diver detaining him to take their turn.
- A machine detains you for only a moment and then a pleasant live operator will thank you for saying ‘I oppose’ (or ‘I approve of’) of the proposed War against Iraq.
- It appeared to be pointing in my direction to scare me away and stop me detaining him.
- Many people will think that this question need not detain us for more than a moment: the answer is yes.
Synonyms
delay, hold up, make late, retard, keep (back), slow up, slow down, set back, get bogged down
hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct
1. 1.1 Keep (someone) in official custody, typically for questioning about a crime or in a politically sensitive situation.
  （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。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Because of poverty, the suspects are detained for 143 days on average before a court appearance.
  Because he was not detained in custody after 10th April, he continued to offend.
  The three guards were detained and questioned, after which the security firm suspended one pending the outcome of the inquiry.
  There has been a very huge difference between actually arresting someone and detaining him for questioning.
  Officers confiscated medical instruments and blood stained linen as evidence and detained both women for questioning.
  A second suspected militant was also detained by Italian police, they said.
  They argued that I was being unlawfully detained in prison as a result of the Stafford ruling.
  The claimant may also expect to discover whether the custody officer who detained him did so from a genuine belief in the need so to act, or from some ulterior motive.
  The ten men were originally detained without trial for two years in Belmarsh prison.
  Over 50 fans were arrested and 15 of them were detained in custody.
  They were briefly detained by police, then released without charge.
  No child could be detained for a lengthy period of time without an order from juvenile court.
  If people are unlawfully detained, they have a right to be free?
  Two brothers who once were detained in connection with the case are now back in jail.
  Indeed, that judge may be inclined to put pressure on a suspect by deciding to detain him in police custody for the purpose of questioning.
  Singh says he was detained for three hours until his friends could bail him out.
  The military claimed they were detaining him because of ‘inconsistencies in his initial testimony.’
  The waiter was detained for further questioning to make sure he was not in possession of other stolen property.
  More than five weeks later, on August 14, Mitchell was detained for questioning but was released later that day without charge.
  He was detained and questioned by UK Police, who used their powers under the Anti-Terrorism laws to do so.
  Synonyms
  imprison, jail, incarcerate, send to prison, put behind bars, put under lock and key, put in chains, put into irons, throw into irons, clap in irons, hold captive
2. 1.2 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。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He came to England to try to obtain an award from the Board of Longitude but his instruments were detained by the Customs as he entered the country.
  Inspecting premises such as restaurants, pubs, and food factories, detaining and seizing suspect food and investigating possible food poisoning outbreaks are all part of the job.
  It was detained by customs at the border post and delayed.
  The reference to detention (my emphasis) appear to show that the Customs had a right to detain goods at any rate if their true value had not been declared.
  The goods were detained again at customs for lack of certain import papers.
  Synonyms
  hold, take into custody, put into custody, place in custody, remand in custody, hold in custody, keep in custody, take (in), seize, confine, imprison, lock up, put in jail, put behind bars, incarcerate, impound, intern, restrain, arrest, apprehend
  informal pick up, run in, pull in, haul in, cop, bust, nab, nail, do, collar, feel someone's collar
  British informal nick, pinch

Derivatives

detainment

noun dɪˈteɪnm(ə)ntdəˈteɪnmənt

Apparently referring to detainment of suspected enemy combatants, he said the law reminds him of the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
Example sentencesExamples
- I spoke against the detainment of political prisoners, so they detained me and made me a political prisoner.
- Clearly the police have unique powers of arrest and detainment which no civilian should be able to imitate.
- How did the mayor justify the arrest and prolonged detainment of these individuals?
- The search resulted in the detainment of three insurgents who remain in custody.

Origin

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'.

Rhymes

abstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne

Definition of detain in US English:

detain

verbdəˈtāndəˈteɪn

[with object]

1Keep (someone) from proceeding; hold back.
she made to open the door, but he detained her
她想去开门，但他拖住了她。
Example sentencesExamples
- Many people will think that this question need not detain us for more than a moment: the answer is yes.
- Insofar as form and language detain him, they detain him as questions of ideology.
- A machine detains you for only a moment and then a pleasant live operator will thank you for saying ‘I oppose’ (or ‘I approve of’) of the proposed War against Iraq.
- As I say, I wasn't detained by the characters' opinions.
- It appeared to be pointing in my direction to scare me away and stop me detaining him.
- Freddie was passed down the line, each diver detaining him to take their turn.
Synonyms
delay, hold up, make late, retard, keep, keep back, slow up, slow down, set back, get bogged down
1. 1.1 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。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Because of poverty, the suspects are detained for 143 days on average before a court appearance.
  A second suspected militant was also detained by Italian police, they said.
  The claimant may also expect to discover whether the custody officer who detained him did so from a genuine belief in the need so to act, or from some ulterior motive.
  Officers confiscated medical instruments and blood stained linen as evidence and detained both women for questioning.
  The military claimed they were detaining him because of ‘inconsistencies in his initial testimony.’
  They were briefly detained by police, then released without charge.
  If people are unlawfully detained, they have a right to be free?
  The ten men were originally detained without trial for two years in Belmarsh prison.
  More than five weeks later, on August 14, Mitchell was detained for questioning but was released later that day without charge.
  The three guards were detained and questioned, after which the security firm suspended one pending the outcome of the inquiry.
  The waiter was detained for further questioning to make sure he was not in possession of other stolen property.
  Because he was not detained in custody after 10th April, he continued to offend.
  Indeed, that judge may be inclined to put pressure on a suspect by deciding to detain him in police custody for the purpose of questioning.
  They argued that I was being unlawfully detained in prison as a result of the Stafford ruling.
  Over 50 fans were arrested and 15 of them were detained in custody.
  Singh says he was detained for three hours until his friends could bail him out.
  There has been a very huge difference between actually arresting someone and detaining him for questioning.
  No child could be detained for a lengthy period of time without an order from juvenile court.
  Two brothers who once were detained in connection with the case are now back in jail.
  He was detained and questioned by UK Police, who used their powers under the Anti-Terrorism laws to do so.
  Synonyms
  imprison, jail, incarcerate, send to prison, put behind bars, put under lock and key, put in chains, put into irons, throw into irons, clap in irons, hold captive

Origin

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’.

词汇	detain
释义	Definition of detain in English: detain verb dɪˈteɪndəˈteɪn [with object] 1Keep (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。 Example sentencesExamples Insofar as form and language detain him, they detain him as questions of ideology. As I say, I wasn't detained by the characters' opinions. Freddie was passed down the line, each diver detaining him to take their turn. A machine detains you for only a moment and then a pleasant live operator will thank you for saying ‘I oppose’ (or ‘I approve of’) of the proposed War against Iraq. It appeared to be pointing in my direction to scare me away and stop me detaining him. Many people will think that this question need not detain us for more than a moment: the answer is yes. Synonyms delay, hold up, make late, retard, keep (back), slow up, slow down, set back, get bogged down hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct 1.1 Keep (someone) in official custody, typically for questioning about a crime or in a politically sensitive situation. （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。 Example sentencesExamples Because of poverty, the suspects are detained for 143 days on average before a court appearance. Because he was not detained in custody after 10th April, he continued to offend. The three guards were detained and questioned, after which the security firm suspended one pending the outcome of the inquiry. There has been a very huge difference between actually arresting someone and detaining him for questioning. Officers confiscated medical instruments and blood stained linen as evidence and detained both women for questioning. A second suspected militant was also detained by Italian police, they said. They argued that I was being unlawfully detained in prison as a result of the Stafford ruling. The claimant may also expect to discover whether the custody officer who detained him did so from a genuine belief in the need so to act, or from some ulterior motive. The ten men were originally detained without trial for two years in Belmarsh prison. Over 50 fans were arrested and 15 of them were detained in custody. They were briefly detained by police, then released without charge. No child could be detained for a lengthy period of time without an order from juvenile court. If people are unlawfully detained, they have a right to be free? Two brothers who once were detained in connection with the case are now back in jail. Indeed, that judge may be inclined to put pressure on a suspect by deciding to detain him in police custody for the purpose of questioning. Singh says he was detained for three hours until his friends could bail him out. The military claimed they were detaining him because of ‘inconsistencies in his initial testimony.’ The waiter was detained for further questioning to make sure he was not in possession of other stolen property. More than five weeks later, on August 14, Mitchell was detained for questioning but was released later that day without charge. He was detained and questioned by UK Police, who used their powers under the Anti-Terrorism laws to do so. Synonyms imprison, jail, incarcerate, send to prison, put behind bars, put under lock and key, put in chains, put into irons, throw into irons, clap in irons, hold captive 1.2 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。 Example sentencesExamples He came to England to try to obtain an award from the Board of Longitude but his instruments were detained by the Customs as he entered the country. Inspecting premises such as restaurants, pubs, and food factories, detaining and seizing suspect food and investigating possible food poisoning outbreaks are all part of the job. It was detained by customs at the border post and delayed. The reference to detention (my emphasis) appear to show that the Customs had a right to detain goods at any rate if their true value had not been declared. The goods were detained again at customs for lack of certain import papers. Synonyms hold, take into custody, put into custody, place in custody, remand in custody, hold in custody, keep in custody, take (in), seize, confine, imprison, lock up, put in jail, put behind bars, incarcerate, impound, intern, restrain, arrest, apprehend informal pick up, run in, pull in, haul in, cop, bust, nab, nail, do, collar, feel someone's collar British informal nick, pinch Derivatives detainment noun dɪˈteɪnm(ə)ntdəˈteɪnmənt Apparently referring to detainment of suspected enemy combatants, he said the law reminds him of the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Example sentencesExamples I spoke against the detainment of political prisoners, so they detained me and made me a political prisoner. Clearly the police have unique powers of arrest and detainment which no civilian should be able to imitate. How did the mayor justify the arrest and prolonged detainment of these individuals? The search resulted in the detainment of three insurgents who remain in custody. Origin 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'. Rhymes abstain, appertain, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, Bahrain, bane, blain, brain, Braine, Cain, Caine, campaign, cane, cinquain, chain, champagne, champaign, Champlain, Charmaine, chicane, chow mein, cocaine, Coleraine, Coltrane, complain, constrain, contain, crane, Dane, deign, demesne, demi-mondaine, disdain, domain, domaine, drain, Duane, Dwane, Elaine, entertain, entrain, explain, fain, fane, feign, gain, Germaine, germane, grain, humane, Hussein, inane, Jain, Jane, Jermaine, Kane, La Fontaine, lain, lane, legerdemain, Lorraine, main, Maine, maintain, mane, mise en scène, Montaigne, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, Paine, pane, pertain, plain, plane, Port-of-Spain, profane, rain, Raine, refrain, reign, rein, retain, romaine, sane, Seine, Shane, Sinn Fein, skein, slain, Spain, Spillane, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, swain, terrain, thane, train, twain, Ujjain, Ukraine, underlain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, Verlaine, vicereine, wain, wane, Wayne Definition of detain in US English: detain verbdəˈtāndəˈteɪn [with object] 1Keep (someone) from proceeding; hold back. she made to open the door, but he detained her 她想去开门，但他拖住了她。 Example sentencesExamples Many people will think that this question need not detain us for more than a moment: the answer is yes. Insofar as form and language detain him, they detain him as questions of ideology. A machine detains you for only a moment and then a pleasant live operator will thank you for saying ‘I oppose’ (or ‘I approve of’) of the proposed War against Iraq. As I say, I wasn't detained by the characters' opinions. It appeared to be pointing in my direction to scare me away and stop me detaining him. Freddie was passed down the line, each diver detaining him to take their turn. Synonyms delay, hold up, make late, retard, keep, keep back, slow up, slow down, set back, get bogged down 1.1 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。 Example sentencesExamples Because of poverty, the suspects are detained for 143 days on average before a court appearance. A second suspected militant was also detained by Italian police, they said. The claimant may also expect to discover whether the custody officer who detained him did so from a genuine belief in the need so to act, or from some ulterior motive. Officers confiscated medical instruments and blood stained linen as evidence and detained both women for questioning. The military claimed they were detaining him because of ‘inconsistencies in his initial testimony.’ They were briefly detained by police, then released without charge. If people are unlawfully detained, they have a right to be free? The ten men were originally detained without trial for two years in Belmarsh prison. More than five weeks later, on August 14, Mitchell was detained for questioning but was released later that day without charge. The three guards were detained and questioned, after which the security firm suspended one pending the outcome of the inquiry. The waiter was detained for further questioning to make sure he was not in possession of other stolen property. Because he was not detained in custody after 10th April, he continued to offend. Indeed, that judge may be inclined to put pressure on a suspect by deciding to detain him in police custody for the purpose of questioning. They argued that I was being unlawfully detained in prison as a result of the Stafford ruling. Over 50 fans were arrested and 15 of them were detained in custody. Singh says he was detained for three hours until his friends could bail him out. There has been a very huge difference between actually arresting someone and detaining him for questioning. No child could be detained for a lengthy period of time without an order from juvenile court. Two brothers who once were detained in connection with the case are now back in jail. He was detained and questioned by UK Police, who used their powers under the Anti-Terrorism laws to do so. Synonyms imprison, jail, incarcerate, send to prison, put behind bars, put under lock and key, put in chains, put into irons, throw into irons, clap in irons, hold captive Origin 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’.
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