arrest

/əˈrest/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

逮捕；拘捕；逮捕；拘捕

释义与例句

v. 逮捕；拘捕
to take somebody into legal custody because they are believed to have committed a crime
  1. Police arrested a man in connection with the burglary.
    警方逮捕了一名与这起入室盗窃案有关的男子。
  2. She was arrested on suspicion of supplying illegal drugs.
    她因涉嫌供应非法毒品而被捕。
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  1. Officers arrested two suspects as they attempted to leave the country.
    两名嫌疑人企图离境时，警员将他们逮捕。
n. 逮捕；拘捕
the act of legally taking somebody into custody, or the state of being held by the police
  1. The arrest of the former executive attracted international attention.
    这名前高管被捕引起了国际关注。
  2. He remained under arrest while detectives searched his apartment.
    侦探搜查他的公寓期间，他仍被拘押。
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  1. Police made several arrests following the investigation.
    调查结束后，警方实施了多次逮捕。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 arrest somebody for a crime 表示“因某罪捕人”；under arrest 表示“被捕”，中间通常不加 the。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • detain 拘留；扣留
    arrest 指因涉嫌犯罪依法逮捕；detain 泛指官方暂时扣留某人，可用于问讯、边境检查等，不一定构成正式逮捕。
    Officers detained two people for questioning at the border. 警员在边境扣留两人接受问讯。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • charge 指控；起诉
    arrest 是将嫌疑人拘捕；charge 是执法机关正式指控其犯有某项罪行，被捕不等于已经被起诉或定罪。
    He was charged with theft after further questioning. 进一步问讯后，他被控盗窃。
常见搭配
  • arrest somebody for something 因某事逮捕某人
    Three people were arrested for vandalising the memorial. 三人因破坏纪念碑而被捕。
  • under arrest 被逮捕；在拘押中
    The driver was placed under arrest at the scene. 司机在现场被逮捕。
  • make an arrest 实施逮捕
    Investigators made an arrest after reviewing the security footage. 调查人员查看监控录像后实施了一次逮捕。