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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

逮捕 [dàibǔ]
  1. 1. verb arrest

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

逮捕 [dàibǔ]
  1. 1. apprehend; arrest; take into custody; bust
    他因盗窃罪最近被逮捕入狱。
    警察依法逮捕了走私分子。
    你被逮捕了。
    You are under arrest.
    逮捕法办
    arrest and deal with according to law; bring to justice
  2. 2. apprehension

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

逮捕 [dàibǔ]
  1. 1. 司法机关依法剥夺犯罪嫌疑人、被告人的人身自由,强制羁押审查的刑事措施
    逮捕法办
    肇事者已被逮捕

Examples

逮捕法办
arrest and deal with according to law; bring to justice 逮捕
你被逮捕了。
You are under arrest. 逮捕
将贪污分子逮捕法办
have the grafters arrested and brought to justice 法办
抗拒逮捕
resist arrest 抗拒
经过查对核实,警方正式逮捕了犯罪嫌疑人。 查对
这个穷凶极恶的罪犯被逮捕了。 穷凶极恶
你们无权随意逮捕合法公民。
警察依法逮捕了走私分子。 逮捕
他因盗窃罪最近被逮捕入狱。 逮捕
警方设计了一条秘计才顺利地把他逮捕
The police finally arrested him by designing a secret plot. 秘计

Collocations

逮捕
an arrest order
逮捕归案
be arrested
逮捕罪犯
arrest a sinner
依法逮捕
arrest according to law
当场逮捕
be caught in the act

Word Decomposition


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nciku Note

捕, 逮捕 and 捉

“捕”、“逮捕”、“捉”都是动词,但用法有区别。
捕,逮捕 and 捉 are all verbs but they have different usages.
1.表示捉拿归案等,多用“捕”、“逮捕”;用“捉”较口语化,是非正式的。“被捕”、“捉奸”是常见搭配。
To mean "to arrest," 捕 and 逮捕 are often used; 捉 is informal; 被捕, 捉奸 are both common phrases.
(1)他因涉嫌敲诈被捕(逮捕)了。
(2)警方已经出动了警力去逮捕(捕/捉)逃犯了。
(3)他在公车上偷窃的时候被捉了个正着。

2.表示获取猎物,用“捉”和“捕”,前者口语中更常用。
捉 and 捕 can be used to mean “ to hunt for prey"; the former is more casual.
“捕鱼”、“猫捉老鼠”等是常见搭配,例如:
捕鱼,猫捉老鼠 are common phrases, e.g.:
(1)这是一个好天气,渔民们纷纷出海捕鱼。
(2)猫晚上捉老鼠,白天睡觉。
(3)这里的野兔太狡猾了,你根本就没有办法捉(捕)到它们。

3.表示用手握或抓,用“捉”(文言遗留),如“捉笔”、“捉刀”、“捉襟见肘”等。
捉 also means “to grasp with one's hand” (archaic), such as 捉笔(" to hold a pen"), 捉刀 (" to write an article, etc. for somebody else, to ghost write"), 捉襟见肘 (" to pull together one's lapels to conceal raggedness, only to expose one’s elbows"), etc.
(1)他发誓今后不再捉笔写文章了。
(2)那段时间,他捉襟见肘,生活十分窘迫。
(3)这篇文章一看就不是他写的,不知道这次是谁为他捉刀。

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