arrest

verb

1. 逮捕；拘留
   if the police arrest sb, the person is taken to a police station and kept there because the police believe they may be guilty of a crime
   1. A man has been arrested in connection with the robbery.
      一名男子因与这桩抢劫案有关已被逮捕。
   2. She was arrested for drug-related offences.
      她因涉嫌毒品犯罪而被捕。
   3. You could get arrested for doing that.
      你干那种事可能要遭逮捕。
2. 阻止；中止
   to stop a process or a development
   1. They failed to arrest the company's decline.
      他们未能阻止公司的衰落。
3. 吸引（注意）
   to make sb notice sth and pay attention to it
   1. An unusual noise arrested his attention .
      一阵不寻常的嘈杂声引起了他的注意。
4. 心跳停止
   if sb arrests , their heart stops beating
   1. He arrested on the way to the hospital.
      他在送往医院途中停止了心跳。

noun

1. 逮捕；拘捕
   the act of arresting sb
   1. The police made several arrests.
      警方逮捕了好几人。
   2. She was under arrest on suspicion of murder.
      她因涉嫌谋杀而被逮捕。
   3. Opposition leaders were put under house arrest (= not allowed to leave their houses) .
      反对党领袖遭软禁。
2. 停止；中止
   an act of sth stopping or being interrupted
   1. He died after suffering a cardiac arrest (= when his heart suddenly stopped) .
      他死于心搏停止。

1. VERB 逮捕;拘捕;拘留
   If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
   1. Police arrested five young men in connection with one of the attacks...
      警方逮捕了与其中一次袭击有关的5名青年男子。
   2. The police say seven people were arrested for minor offences.
      警方称有7人因轻罪被捕。
   3. Arrest is also a noun.
      
   4. ...a substantial reward for information leading to the arrest of the bombers...
      为抓捕放置炸弹者提供线索的人设置的巨额奖金
   5. Police chased the fleeing terrorists and later made two arrests...
      警方追踪逃跑的恐怖分子，后来逮捕了其中两人。
   6. Murder squad detectives approached the man and placed him under arrest.
      凶杀侦破组警探靠近那名男子，将其逮捕。
2. VERB 阻止;抑制
   If something or someone arrests a process, they stop it continuing.
   1. The sufferer may have to make major changes in his or her life to arrest the disease...
      患者可能必须对生活习惯作出重大调整以控制病情。
   2. The law could arrest the development of good research if applied prematurely.
      如果草率施行，该法律将会阻滞高质量研究的进展。
3. VERB 吸引（注意）
   If something interesting or surprising arrests your attention, you suddenly notice it and then continue to look at it or consider it carefully.
   1. The work of an architect of genius always arrests the attention no matter how little remains...
      天才建筑师的作品无论残留多少都能最大限度地吸引眼球。
   2. As he reached the hall after her, he saw what had arrested her.
      他跟随她到了大厅，看见了吸引她注意的东西。
4. See also: house arrest

1. PC Keith Gate helped arrest the men.
   警员基思·盖特协助逮捕了那些人。
2. The police say seven people were arrested for minor offences.
   警方称有7人因轻罪被捕。
3. The sufferer may have to make major changes in his or her life to arrest the disease
   患者可能必须对生活习惯作出重大调整以控制病情。
4. The work of an architect of genius always arrests the attention no matter how little remains
   天才建筑师的作品无论残留多少都能最大限度地吸引眼球。
5. As he reached the hall after her, he saw what had arrested her.
   他跟随她到了大厅，看见了吸引她注意的东西。
6. The authorities will be legally bound to arrest any suspects
   当局负有逮捕所有疑犯的法律责任。
7. Nobody was cautioned after arrest.
   被捕后，没有人被告知其法律权利。
8. The arrest has come as a terrible shock.
   这次逮捕让人极为震惊。
9. Their arrest was the culmination of an operation in which 120 other people were detained.
   他们的被捕标志着一场另有120人被拘留的行动的结束。
10. The police say he swallowed a cyanide capsule to avoid arrest.
    警察说他为了逃避逮捕就吞了一颗氰化物胶囊。
11. The most important deterrent for most criminals is the likelihood of detection and arrest.
    对大多数罪犯来说，最大的威慑力量是警方可能会破案并将他们逮捕。
12. Forty-eight hours have elapsed since his arrest.
    从他被捕至今已经过去48小时了。
13. The security forces have extensive powers of search and arrest
    安全部队拥有搜查和逮捕的至高权力。
14. Some magistrates have abused their powers of arrest to extort confessions.
    有些地方执法官滥用逮捕权进行逼供。
15. If she shows her face again back in Massachusetts she'll find a warrant for her arrest waiting
    如果她重又在马萨诸塞州露面，等待她的将是一纸拘捕令。
16. He has now been formally given the grounds for his arrest.
    他现在已被正式告知了自己被捕的原因。
17. Hundreds of people are said to have gone into hiding to avoid arrest
    据说有几百人为躲避逮捕而藏了起来。
18. The main opposition leaders had been arrested or placed under house arrest
    主要反对派领导人都已经遭到逮捕或软禁。
19. He was released from house arrest two years ago.
    他两年前被解除软禁。
20. The police have the power of arrest
    警方有权拘捕。
21. The man was shot outside his house as he tried to resist arrest
    该男子在其住宅外拒捕时被击毙。
22. If he thought it his duty to arrest me, he'd do it like a shot.
    如果他认为逮捕我是他的职责，他会毫不迟疑地去做。
23. Magee was set free but British authorities were asked to arrest him on sight.
    马吉被释放了，但是英国当局却被要求一见到他就立即逮捕。
24. He died of cardiac arrest after snorting cocaine.
    他死于吸食可卡因之后的心脏停搏。
25. Under the state of siege, the police could arrest suspects without charges or warrants.
    在戒严时，警方无需指控或逮捕令就可以逮捕嫌疑人。
26. She was put under house arrest two years ago but remained a powerful symbol in last year's election.
    虽然两年前就已遭软禁，她在去年的选举中仍然是势力强大的代表人物。
27. The carnival got off to a virtually trouble-free start with the police reporting only one arrest.
    狂欢节开幕进行得几乎是一帆风顺，警方只报告了一例拘捕。
28. Police confirmed that they had issued a warrant for his arrest.
    警方证实他们已经签发了对他的拘捕令。
29. On what charges do you arrest him?
    你们根据什么罪状拘捕他？
30. Policemen have authority to arrest lawbreakers.
    警察有权逮捕犯法者。

  arrest capture catch seize【导航词义：抓住】

  arrest v. 逮捕，拘留

〔辨析〕指对罪犯或犯罪嫌疑人进行拘捕并予以监禁或拘留。

  capture v. 捕获，俘虏

〔辨析〕指通过使用武力或计谋等捉住人或动物并将其关押。

  catch v. 抓住

〔辨析〕普通用词，多指通过追踪、武力、突袭等捉住跑动或隐藏中的人或动物。

  seize v. 抓住

〔辨析〕指突然而有力地抓取。

noun

1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
   1. the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar

   Synonym:    apprehensioncatchcollarpinchtaking into custody

2. the state of inactivity following an interruption
   1. the negotiations were in arrest
   2. held them in check
   3. during the halt he got some lunch
   4. the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
   5. he spent the entire stop in his seat

   Synonym:    checkhalthitchstaystopstoppage

verb

1. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
   1. Arrest the downward trend
   2. Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
   3. Contain the rebel movement
   4. Turn back the tide of communism

   Synonym:    checkturn backstopcontainhold back

2. take into custody
   1. the police nabbed the suspected criminals

   Synonym:    collarnailapprehendpick upnabcop

3. attract and fix
   1. His look caught her
   2. She caught his eye
   3. Catch the attention of the waiter

   Synonym:    catchget

4. cause to stop
   1. Halt the engines
   2. Arrest the progress
   3. halt the presses

   Synonym:    halthold