detained
/dɪˈteɪnd/ 形容词 B2中文： 被拘留的、被扣留的、耽搁的
- Delayed or held back; kept from proceeding. · The detained train finally arrived hours late.
- Held in custody or confinement. · He remained detained pending trial.
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Elizabeth passed quietly out of the room, Jane and Kitty followed, but Lydia stood her ground, determined to hear all she could; and Charlotte, detained first by the civility of Mr.
Bingley will not be detained in London by them.”
She saw instantly that her cousin’s manners were not altered by his marriage: his formal civility was just what it had been; and he detained her some minutes at the gate to hear and satisfy his inquiries after all her family.
A CERTAIN MAN, detained by a storm in his country house, first of all killed his sheep, and then his goats, for the maintenance of his household.
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