collar sb
口语中常指抓住、逮住某人，也可指逮捕。
Police collared the suspect near the station.
警方在车站附近抓住了嫌疑人。
揪住（某人）的衣领；抓住（某人）的脖子；缠住（某人）交谈；硬拉（某人）说话；给…戴上项圈；环绕；包围；偷；偷走
to seize and arrest someone
抓住或抓住衣领或脖子
To grab or seize by the collar or neck.
给...戴上项圈,安装项圈
To place a collar on, to fit with one.
包围或环绕
To surround or encircle.
抓住,捕获或拘留
To seize, capture or detain.
偷窃
To steal.
抢先,占有并严格控制
To preempt, control stringently and exclusively.
逮捕
To arrest.
强行与人交谈
To bind in conversation.
将牛肉或其他肉卷起并用绳子绑好以备烹饪
To roll up (beef or other meat) and bind it with string preparatory to cooking.
在特定条件或义务下将顺从者与支配者绑定
To bind (a submissive) to a dominant under specific conditions or obligations.
一般现在时
They collar suspects at the border every day.
他们每天都在边境抓捕嫌疑人。
一般过去时
The detective collared the thief yesterday.
侦探昨天抓住了那个小偷。
现在进行时
The trainer is collaring the puppy for the first time.
训犬师正在第一次给小狗套上项圈。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 collared。
My colleague collars me every morning to talk about the news.
我同事每天早上都会拦住我聊新闻。
用法提示：这里 collar 是动词，第三人称单数形式 collars，表示“拦住（某人）交谈”。
The manager collared the new intern before the meeting to ask about the sales figures.
会议前，经理拦住新来的实习生，询问销售数据的情况。
用法提示：这里 collared 是 collar 的过去式，作动词，表示“拦住并缠住（某人）说话”。
I got collared by my aunt at the party and had to listen to her travel stories.
聚会上我被姑姑缠住，不得不听她讲旅行见闻。
用法提示：这里 got collared 是被动结构，collar 作动词，表示“被缠住交谈”。
口语中常指抓住、逮住某人，也可指逮捕。
Police collared the suspect near the station.
警方在车站附近抓住了嫌疑人。
表示缠住某人谈论某事，常含对方并不情愿的意味。
She collared me about the schedule in the corridor.
她在走廊里拦住我谈日程安排。
此义偏书面，表示被……环绕、围绕。
The old town is collared by medieval walls.
这座老城被中世纪的城墙环绕。
grammar · medium
易错句子The police collared at the suspect.
正确表达The police collared the suspect.
collar 作动词是及物动词，后面直接接“被抓住的人”作宾语，不能像汉语里那样再加介词 at 或 on。表示“抓住某人”应说 collar sb。
grammar · medium
易错句子The policeman collared his collar and dragged him out.
正确表达The policeman collared him and dragged him out.
collar 作动词时，宾语是“被抓住的人”，词义本身已包含“揪住衣领”的意思；不能再把名词 collar（衣领）当宾语，否则语义重复、逻辑不通。所以应说 collar him。
grammar · medium
易错句子The suspect was collaring by the police.
正确表达The suspect was collared by the police.
被动语态由 be + 过去分词构成，collar 的过去分词是 collared；collaring 是现在分词（用于进行时），不能构成被动。表示“被警察抓住”应说 be collared by the police。
抓捕嫌疑人
The police collared the suspect outside the bank.
警察在银行外抓住了嫌疑人。
被逮捕；被抓
He got collared for shoplifting last week.
他上周因入店行窃被抓。
垄断市场
The company has collared the market for smart home devices.
该公司垄断了智能家居设备市场。
抓住某人的脖子
The bouncer collared him by the neck and threw him out.
保安抓住他的脖子把他扔了出去。
拉住某人聊天
She collared me for a chat as I was leaving.
我正要离开时，她拉住我聊天。
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给狗戴上项圈
Don't forget to collar the dog before the walk.
遛狗前别忘了给狗戴上项圈。