Level 4 · word 5,074 of 20,000
detain
/dɪˈteɪn/
American
- v. 扣留, 耽搁
- Definition
- v. to keep someone from leaving, or to delay someone
- Example
- The security guards had to detain the man until police arrived.
- 保安不得不将那名男子扣留，直到警察赶到。