Marvo Dict en → vi · Tiếng Việt

detain

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Giữ lại, ngăn cản

BrE /dɪˈteɪn/ AmE /dɪˈteɪn/

verb en → vi

past detained pp detained ing detaining

1 DELAY/STOP [transitive] B2

Giữ lại, ngăn cản

to delay or prevent someone from leaving, going somewhere, or doing something

  • detain somebody

Collocations detain a suspect · detain someone for questioning

  • The police detained him for questioning.

    Cảnh sát đã giữ lại anh ta để thẩm vấn.

2 KEEP/IMPRISON [transitive] B1

Giữ giam, tạm giữ

to keep someone in a place, especially a police station or prison

  • detain somebody

Collocations detain someone in custody · detain a prisoner

  • The police detained him in custody.

    Cảnh sát đã tạm giữ anh ta.