arrest, capture, catch, seize, trap

名詞 arrest:

1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
   同義詞：apprehension, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody
2. the state of inactivity following an interruption
   同義詞：check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage

動詞 arrest:

1. take into custody
   同義詞：collar, nail, apprehend, pick up, nab, cop
2. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
   同義詞：check, turn back, stop, contain, hold back
3. attract and fix
   同義詞：catch, get
4. cause to stop
   同義詞：halt, hold

1. The police made several arrests.
   警察逮捕了好幾個人。
2. The police arrested the thief.
   警察逮捕了小偷。
3. The riot led to the arrest of three young men.
   暴亂導(dǎo)致3 個年輕人被捕。
4. The treatment arrested the growth of the disease.
   治療抑制了病情的發(fā)展。

ar.rest

v.（動詞）
ar.rest.ed,ar.rest.ing,ar.rests
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To stop; check:
停止；阻止：
例句：
a brake that automatically arrests motion; arrested the growth of the tumor.
自動使運動停止的閘；阻止腫瘤的生長

To seize and hold under the authority of law.
逮捕：依法抓捕并拘留
To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.
引起注意：吸引并短時間吸引?。ㄈ缱⒁饬Γ?；吸引
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To undergo cardiac arrest:
經(jīng)歷心臟停止跳動：
例句：
The patient arrested en route to the hospital.
病人在去醫(yī)院的路上心臟停止了跳動

To behave in a certain manner when taken into legal detention:
表現(xiàn)：當(dāng)被依法拘留時，以某種方式對待：
例句：
a suspect who did not arrest well.
一個表現(xiàn)不好的嫌疑犯

n.（名詞）

The act of detaining in legal custody:
依法拘捕的行動：
例句：
the arrest of a criminal suspect.
拘捕一個犯罪嫌疑犯

The state of being so detained:
被這樣拘捕的狀態(tài)：
例句：
a criminal under arrest.
一個在押的罪犯

A device for stopping motion, especially of a moving part.
制動裝置：用于停止運動的裝置，尤指正在運動的部分

來源：
Middle English aresten
中古英語 aresten
from Old French arester
源自 古法語 arester
from Vulgar Latin *arrest3re
源自 俗拉丁語 *arrest3re
Latin ad- [ad-]
拉丁語 ad- [朝]
Latin rest3re [to stand still] re- [re-] st3re [to stand] * see st3-
拉丁語 rest3re [靜止] re- [再次] st3re [站] *參見 st3-

【引伸】
arrest.er 或
arres.tor
n.（名詞）
arrest.ment
n.（名詞）