arrest
翻譯
逮捕, 阻止, 吸引
例句
The police arrested him for theft.
警察因盜竊罪逮捕了他。
The disease's progress was arrested by new drugs.
新藥阻止了病情的惡化。
文法模式
((sb.)) ((for sth.)) 因(某事)逮捕(某人) The police arrested him for theft.
((sth.)) 阻止(某事) The disease's progress was arrested by new drugs.
近義詞
同義詞: apprehend, capture, stop, detain
詞源
源自拉丁語 'ad-' (去) + 'restare' (停止)。字面意思是「使其停止」。
記憶技巧
想像一下透過阻止某人來讓他「休息」(rest),這就是逮捕所做的事情。