detain

扣押，拘留；耽搁英释vvto officially prevent someone from leaving a place

Europe’s earlier industrial growth was ______ by the availability of key resources, abundant and cheap labor, coal, iron ore, etc.句意： 一些可利用的重要资源， 如丰富且廉价的劳动力、 煤、 铁矿等， 对于早期欧洲的工业增长来说至关重要。constrain： 强迫， 抑制； remain： 保持； sustain： 支撑。414sustained

1 Two suspects have been detained by the police for questioning ..两名嫌疑人被警方拘留审问。

2 He was detained in Washington on urgent business..他因紧急事务耽搁在了华盛顿。