arrest
gb/ɚˈɛst/ us/ɚˈɛst/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 2200
letartóztat, őrizetbe vesz, letartóztatás, őrizetbe vétel, megállít, megfékez, megragadja a figyelmet
ΡΉΜΑ
B1
1
letartóztat
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to arrest [someone] for [something]
The police arrested the man for stealing a car.
A rendőrség autólopás miatt letartóztatta a férfit.
She was arrested after protesting outside the government building.
Letartóztatták, miután a kormányépület előtt tüntetett.
They arrested three people in connection with the robbery.
He was arrested on charges of fraud.
Authorities arrested dozens during the demonstration.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The police arrested the thief.
A rendőrség letartóztatta a tolvajt.
She was arrested for stealing a bike.
Letartóztatták, mert ellopott egy biciklit.
They arrested him at the airport.
He was arrested after the fight.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'arrest' with 'stop' in general situations. 'Arrest' is only used for legal or official detention, not for stopping movement or activities in everyday contexts.
Σημασία
Take into police custody
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
arrest a suspect
|arrest for murder
|police arrest
|make an arrest
|arrest without warrant
Συνώνυμα
detain (More general; can mean holding someone temporarily, not always under arrest.)
Αντώνυμα
release (To let someone go from custody.)
Θέματα
law
|crime
|police
Ορισμός
To take someone away and keep them under control because they may have broken the law.
To seize and detain someone by legal authority, usually by the police.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B1
2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
make an arrest
The suspect is now under arrest.
A gyanúsított jelenleg őrizetben van.
Police made several arrests during the protest.
A tüntetés során a rendőrség több embert is őrizetbe vett.
His arrest came as a shock to everyone.
She resisted arrest and was charged with assaulting an officer.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He is under arrest.
Őrizetben van.
The police made an arrest last night.
Tegnap este a rendőrség őrizetbe vett valakit.
Her arrest surprised her friends.
The man resisted arrest.
Σημασία
Act of taking into custody
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
under arrest
|place under arrest
|make an arrest
|resist arrest
Συνώνυμα
detention (General term for holding someone, not always through formal arrest.)
Αντώνυμα
release (The act of letting someone go from custody.)
Θέματα
law
|crime
|police
Ορισμός
The act of taking someone away and keeping them under control because they may have broken the law.
The act of seizing and detaining someone by legal authority.
ΡΉΜΑ
B2
FORMAL
3
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to arrest [something]
Early treatment can arrest the disease.
A korai kezelés megállíthatja a betegség előrehaladását.
The new policy aims to arrest economic decline.
Az új politika célja, hogy megállítsa a gazdasági hanyatlást.
Quick action arrested the spread of the fire.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
Medicine can arrest the illness.
A gyógyszer megállíthatja a betegség előrehaladását.
They want to arrest the fall in prices.
Meg akarják állítani az árak esését.
We must arrest the fire before it grows.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this with 'stop' in casual speech. 'Arrest' in this sense is more formal and often used in technical or serious contexts like medicine or economics.
Σημασία
Stop or slow progress
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
arrest the spread
|arrest decline
|arrest development
Συνώνυμα
halt (A more general and slightly less formal synonym for stopping something.)
Αντώνυμα
advance (To move forward or make progress.)
Θέματα
science
|medicine
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
To stop something from continuing or getting worse.
To stop or slow down the development or progress of something.
ΡΉΜΑ
C1
FORMAL
4
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to arrest [someone's] attention/interest
The bright colors arrested her attention immediately.
Az élénk színek azonnal megragadták a figyelmét.
His unusual appearance arrested everyone who passed by.
Szokatlan külseje minden arra járó figyelmét megragadta.
The performance arrested the audience from start to finish.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The painting arrested my eyes.
A festmény megragadta a tekintetemet.
Her dress arrested everyone's attention.
A ruhája mindenki figyelmét megragadta.
The story arrested me from the first page.
Σημασία
Attract and hold attention
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
arrest attention
|visually arresting
Συνώνυμα
captivate (Implies deeply charming or fascinating attention.)
Αντώνυμα
bore (To make someone lose interest.)
Θέματα
communication
|art
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
To make someone notice and look at something for a long time.
To capture and hold someone's attention or interest strongly.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
arrest
IPA
GB/ɚˈɛst/
US/ɚˈɛst/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
ar - rest (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (ar)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: arrest
- Plural: arrest, arrests
Verb
- Base: arrest
- 3rd Person Singular: arrests
- Present Participle: arresting
- Past: arrested
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
arrests
noun
arresting
verb
arrested
verb
Advanced or less common
rearrest
verb
Εκφράσεις
make an arrest
1/mˈeɪk ən ɚˈɛst/
fixed phrase
Police take someone into custody
When the police take someone away because they may have broken the law.
Παραδείγματα
- Police made an arrest in the case last night.
- The officer made an arrest after a short chase.
place under arrest
1/plˈeɪs ˈʌndɚ ɚˈɛst/
fixed phrase
Formally take into custody
To officially take someone and keep them because they may have broken the law.
Παραδείγματα
- Officers placed him under arrest at the scene.
- They placed her under arrest after finding stolen goods.
under arrest
1/ˈʌndɚ ɚˈɛst/
fixed phrase
Being held by police legally
Kept by the police because they think you broke the law.
Παραδείγματα
- You are under arrest for theft.
- The suspect has been placed under arrest.
resist arrest
1/ɹɪzˈɪst ɚˈɛst/
fixed phrase
Fight against being arrested
To try not to be caught by the police when they want to arrest you.
Παραδείγματα
- He was charged with resisting arrest.
- The suspect was charged with resisting arrest.
- Two protesters resisted arrest during the march.
- He resisted arrest and tried to run away.