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ar·rest¹ /ə`rɛst; əˈrest/
v [T]
1 if a police officer arrests someone, he or she takes them away because they are believed to be guilty of a crime 逮捕，拘留〔某人〕:
arrest sb for sth The police arrested Eric for shoplifting. 警方因埃里克在商店偷东西而把他逮捕。
2 formal to stop something happening or make it happen more slowly 【正式】 阻止; 抑制〔某事物〕:
The drug is used to arrest the spread of the disease. 这种药用于抑制疾病蔓延。
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