detains
v.
留住( detain的第三人称单数 );
耽搁;
拘留;
扣留;
例句:
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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写作业.
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The teacher often detains 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.
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He renounces torture – as did Mr Bush – but detains terrorist suspects indefinitely without trial.
他宣布放弃酷刑(布什也这么做了),但无限期地不经审判拘禁恐怖主义嫌犯.
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He detains all the liberals and keeps down men of integrity.
来自NEWYORKER
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South Korea periodically detains people accused of spying for its communist neighbor.
来自VOA
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The US detains the ship, but is later forced to allow the ship to go, conceding that neither country has broken any law.
来自BBC