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耽搁，使延迟；留住；阻住，阻止：
The heavy traffic detained us for half an hour.
拥挤的交通使我们耽搁了半个小时。
The bad weather detained the travellers for several hours.
恶劣的天气耽搁了旅行者几个小时。
扣押，拘留，禁闭；挽留：
The police detained the suspect to make further inquiries.
警察拘留了那个嫌疑犯以便进一步审查。
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