/əˈrest ||; əˈrɛst/verb
[T] when the police arrest sb, they take him/her prisoner in order to question him/her about a crime 拘捕;逮捕
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/əˈrest ||; əˈrɛst/noun
[C,U] the act of arresting sb 拘捕;逮捕:
The police made ten arrestsafter the riot.暴乱以后,警方拘捕了十个人。The wanted man is now under arrest (= has been arrested).那个通缉犯现已被捕。
arrest1/əˋrɛst; əˈrest/v [T]1 if the police arrest someone, the person is taken away because the police think they have done something illegal 逮捕﹐拘捕: arrest sb for sth The police arrested Eric for shoplifting. 警方以商店行窃罪名逮捕了埃里克。2 formal to stop something happening【正式】阻止﹔抑制: drugs that are used to arrest the spread of the disease 用于阻止疾病蔓延的药物
arrest2n [C,U] when the police take someone away and guard them because they may have done something illegal 逮捕﹐拘捕: The police expect to make an arrest soon. 警方预计将很快进行逮捕。under arrest A man is under arrest following the murder of two teenage girls. 一名男子在两名少女被杀之后被捕。see box at见 POLICE1 方框
arrestarrestarrestsarrestedarresting1verb (arrests, arresting, arrested)When the police arrest somebody, they take that person away to ask them questions about a crime: The man was arrested for carrying a weapon.arrestarrestarrestsarrestedarresting2nounthe act of arresting somebody: The police made five arrests.The wanted man is now under arrest (= has been arrested).