detaining

常见例句

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

• The accident detained us for an hour.
  那次意外事故使我们耽搁了一小时。
• The bad weather detained us for several hours.
  恶劣的天气耽搁了我们几个小时。
• This matter isn't very important, and shouldn't detain us very long.
  这件事情不很重要,不会耽搁我们太久。
• As some urgent business detained him, he had to send his secretary on to the meeting.
  由于有急事缠身,他只得先派秘书去参加会议。
• The police detained the suspect.
  警察拘留了嫌疑犯。
• We shall be obliged to detain you here while we continue the investigation.
  在继续进行调查期间我们不得不把你扣留在这儿。
• They have detained two men for questioning at the police station.
  他们将两个人扣留在警察局进行审讯。
• The police detected a young woman in a dishonest act and detained her.
  警察发现那位年轻妇女在做不正当的事就把她拘留了。
• I was detained late in the factory.
  厂里有事我无法脱身,很晚才离开。
• I was detained by a friend who called.
  我因一个朋友来访而受耽搁。
• He told his wife that he had been detained in the office by unexpected callers.
  他告诉他的妻子他因不速之客来访而耽搁在办公室里。
• He was detained by a flat tire on his way home.
  他在回家途中因车胎漏气而受到耽搁。
• The boy was detained at school to extra work.
  这孩子课后被留在学校做额外作业。
• The vessel is detained in quarantine.
  该船被留在港口进行检疫。

用作宾补动词: S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

• The teacher often detains the lazy pupils at school to do their homework.
  老师常把懒惰的学生留在学校完成他们的作业。

S+～+ n./pron. +as n.

• Three men were detained as suspects.
  有三个人被当作嫌疑犯拘留。
• He was captured and detained as hostage in the castle.
  他被俘并扣押在城堡里做人质。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

• You cannot detain the eagle in the forest.
  你没有法子将一只老鹰扣留在森林里。
• We shall have to detain him and question him.
  我们只好把他扣起来，讯问他一下。
• Allow me to detain you for a moment.
  请允许我耽搁你一会儿。
• This matter isn't very important, and shouldn't detain us very long.
  这事不很重要，不该耽搁我们很久。
• I was detained by an unexpected caller that morning.
  那天早晨我被一个突然的来访者缠住了。
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