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.
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。
The police say seven people were arrested for minor offences. 警方称有7人因轻罪被捕。
Arrest is also a noun.
...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
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。
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。
VERB 阻止;抑制 If something or someone arrests a process, they stop it continuing.
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。
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。
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.
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。
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。