ar·rest /əˈrɛst/
 (vt.)逮捕,拘留;阻礙,阻止,抑制;吸引,引人注目


 ar·rest /əˈrɛst/ 及物動詞
 停止,阻止


 Ar·rest v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrested; p. pr. & vb. n. Arresting.]
 1. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
 Nor could her virtues the relentless hand
 Of Death arrest.   --Philips.
 2. Law To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
 Note: ☞ After this word Shakespeare uses of (“I arrest thee of high treason”) or on; the modern usage is for.
 3. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention.
 4. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate. [Obs.]
    We may arrest our thoughts upon the divine mercies.   --Jer. Taylor.
 Syn: -- To obstruct; delay; detain; check; hinder; stop; apprehend; seize; lay hold of.


 Ar·rest, v. i. To tarry; to rest. [Obs.]


 Ar·rest, n.
 1. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development.
    As the arrest of the air showeth.   --Bacon.
 2. Law The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.
    William . . . ordered him to be put under arrest.   --Macaulay.
 [Our brother Norway] sends out arrests
 On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys.   --Shak.
 Note: ☞ An arrest may be made by seizing or touching the body; but it is sufficient in the party be within the power of the officer and submit to the arrest. In Admiralty law, and in old English practice, the term is applied to the seizure of property.
 3. Any seizure by power, physical or moral.
    The sad stories of fire from heaven, the burning of his sheep, etc., . . . were sad arrests to his troubled spirit.   --Jer. Taylor.
 4. Far. A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named rat-tails.
 Arrest of judgment Law, the staying or stopping of a judgment, after verdict, for legal cause. The motion for this purpose is called a motion in arrest of judgment.

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 arrest
      n 1: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a
           criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the
           collar" [syn: apprehension, catch, collar, pinch,
            taking into custody]
      2: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the
         negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check";
         "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay
         enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop
         in his seat" [syn: check, halt, hitch, stay, stop,
          stoppage]
      v 1: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected
           criminals" [syn: collar, nail, apprehend, pick up,
            nab, cop]
      2: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion
         or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the
         growth of communism in Sout East Asia"; "Contain the rebel
         movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" [syn: check,
          turn back, stop, contain, hold back]
      3: attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his
         eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" [syn: catch, get]
      4: cause to stop; "Halt the engines"; "Arrest the progress";
         "halt the presses" [syn: halt, hold]