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Word · 単語
to detain
to detain · to check · to restrain · to stop
N2
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#12207
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • It's no use holding me back.

  • The police held the angry crowd back.

  • My boss detained me more than 30 minutes.

  • He pressed me to stay a little longer.

  • I tried to stop him, but he left me behind.

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