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