Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense arrests, present participle arresting, past tense, past participle arrested
1VERB 逮捕;拘捕;拘留 If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime. 逮捕;拘捕;拘留 [Also V n for n]
Police arrested five young men in connection with one of the attacks. [VERB noun]
警方逮捕了与其中一次袭击有关的5名青年男子。
The police say seven people were arrested for minor offences. [beVERB-ed + for]
3VERB 吸引(注意) If something interesting or surprising arrests your attention, you suddenly notice it and then continue to look at it or consider it carefully. 吸引(注意) [formal]
The work of an architect of genius always arrests the attention no matter how little remains. [VERB noun]
天才建筑师的作品无论残留多少都能最大限度地吸引眼球。
As he reached the hall after her, he saw what had arrested her. [VERB noun]