if the police arrest someone, the person is taken to a POLICE STATION because the police think they have done something illegal

逮捕，拘捕:

He was arrested and charged with murder.

他遭到逮捕并被指控谋杀。

Her father was arrested for fraud.

她父亲因诈骗被逮捕。

I got arrested for careless driving.

我因莽撞驾驶被捕。

Five youths were arrested in connection with the attack.

五名年轻人因与袭击案有关被逮捕。

He was arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs.

他涉嫌提供毒品而遭逮捕。

[formal] to stop something happening or to make it happen more slowly

抑制; 阻止:

drugs used to arrest the spread of the disease

用于控制疾病蔓延的药物

[literary] if something arrests you or arrests your attention, you notice it because it is interesting or unusual

引起〔注意〕:

The mountains are the most arresting feature of the glen.

群山是该峡谷最吸引人的特色。

when the police take someone away and guard them because they may have done something illegal

逮捕，拘捕:

The police made several arrests .

警方逮捕了好几个人。

A man is under arrest (=the police are guarding him) following the suspicious death of his wife.

一名男子因妻子离奇死亡被警方拘捕。

He sued the police for wrongful arrest (=when someone who is not guilty is arrested) .

他起诉警方非法逮捕。