| vt. |
| 耽搁，使延迟；留住；阻住，阻止： |
| The heavy traffic detained us for half an hour. |
| 拥挤的交通使我们耽搁了半个小时。 |
| The bad weather detained the travellers for several hours. |
| 恶劣的天气耽搁了旅行者几个小时。 |
| 扣押，拘留，禁闭；挽留： |
| The police detained the suspect to make further inquiries. |
| 警察拘留了那个嫌疑犯以便进一步审查。 |
| [古语]扣留， 扣押(应给的事物)，保留，不给，拒绝 |
| [废语]抑制，制止 |