Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2134
arrest
逮捕；抓捕
核心释义
The act of taking someone into custody by legal authority; taking a criminal or suspect into police custody.
- 1.
阻止；停止；抑制
A check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.
- 2.
停止状态；停滞
The condition of being stopped, standstill.
- 3.
逮捕；拘捕
The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
- 4.
羁押；拘留
A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
- 5.
制动装置；限动器
A device to physically arrest motion.
- 6.
船舶扣押
The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
- 7.
马后腿后部的皮屑病
A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse
停止；中止；停滞；拘留；羁押；制动器；止动装置；船舶扣押；扣船；马后腿后部鳞屑病
用法In use
The police made an arrest after a brief chase.
用法提示：名词形式表示逮捕的行为
The patient suffered a cardiac arrest.
用法提示：名词表示停止的状态
The arrest of the suspect was widely reported.
用法提示：名词形式表示逮捕的事件
the arrest of sb
of 后面接被逮捕的人，这是名词 arrest 最常见的结构。
The arrest of the suspect took place at dawn.
对嫌疑人的逮捕发生在黎明时分。
sb's arrest for sth
for 后面接被捕的原因，通常是罪名或违法行为。
Her arrest for shoplifting made the local news.
她因入店行窃被捕，这件事上了当地新闻。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- under arrest
- 被捕，在押
- The suspect was placed under arrest.嫌疑犯被捕了。
- make an arrest
- 进行逮捕
- The police made an arrest last night.警方昨晚进行了一次逮捕。
- arrest warrant
- 逮捕令
- The judge issued an arrest warrant for the fugitive.法官对逃犯发出了逮捕令。
- arrest record
- 逮捕记录
- He has a long arrest record.他有很长的逮捕记录。
- cardiac arrest
- 心脏骤停
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 arrest 联想为 'a rest'（休息），逮捕后被迫停止活动，就像强制休息。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: mixed; contexts: 法律, 医学; note_zh: 该词作名词时，用于“逮捕”意义时多出现在法律语境；用于“停止”意义时常见于医学或技术语境。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与make搭配：make an arrest
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the /ɛst/ rhyming sound: rest, best, test, chest, guest, nest. However, watch out for words like 'interest' (/ˈɪntrɪst/ or /ˈɪntərɪst/) and 'forest' (/ˈfɔrɪst/) that look similar but have a different vowel sound and stress pattern.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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