arrest2 ●●● S3 W2 noun [countableC, uncountableU] CATCHwhen the police take someone away and guard them because they may have done something illegal 逮捕,拘捕 The police made several arrests. 警方逮捕了几个人。
A man is under arrest (=the police are guarding him) following the suspicious death of his wife. 一名男子因妻子离奇死亡被警方拘捕。
place/put somebody under arrest (=arrest someone) 逮捕某人
He sued the police for wrongful arrest (=when someone who is not guilty is arrested). 他起诉警方错捕。
→4 See picture of 见图 arrest → house arrest, → cardiac arrest at cardiac