arrest

arrest, capture, catch, seize, trap

名词 arrest:

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

动词 arrest:

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

1. The police made several arrests.
   警察逮捕了好几个人。
2. The police arrested the thief.
   警察逮捕了小偷。
3. The riot led to the arrest of three young men.
   暴乱导致3 个年轻人被捕。
4. The treatment arrested the growth of the disease.
   治疗抑制了病情的发展。

ar.rest

v.（动词）
ar.rest.ed,ar.rest.ing,ar.rests
v.tr.（及物动词）
To stop; check:
停止；阻止：
例句：
a brake that automatically arrests motion; arrested the growth of the tumor.
自动使运动停止的闸；阻止肿瘤的生长

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：吸引并短时间吸引住（如注意力）；吸引
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To undergo cardiac arrest:
经历心脏停止跳动：
例句：
The patient arrested en route to the hospital.
病人在去医院的路上心脏停止了跳动

To behave in a certain manner when taken into legal detention:
表现：当被依法拘留时，以某种方式对待：
例句：
a suspect who did not arrest well.
一个表现不好的嫌疑犯

n.（名词）

The act of detaining in legal custody:
依法拘捕的行动：
例句：
the arrest of a criminal suspect.
拘捕一个犯罪嫌疑犯

The state of being so detained:
被这样拘捕的状态：
例句：
a criminal under arrest.
一个在押的罪犯

A device for stopping motion, especially of a moving part.
制动装置：用于停止运动的装置，尤指正在运动的部分

来源：
Middle English aresten
中古英语 aresten
from Old French arester
源自 古法语 arester
from Vulgar Latin *arrest3re
源自 俗拉丁语 *arrest3re
Latin ad- [ad-]
拉丁语 ad- [朝]
Latin rest3re [to stand still] re- [re-] st3re [to stand] * see st3-
拉丁语 rest3re [静止] re- [再次] st3re [站] *参见 st3-

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