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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
    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

你被逮捕了。
You are under arrest.
将贪污分子逮捕法办
have the grafters arrested and brought to justice
抗拒逮捕
resist arrest
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.
在最近破获的贩卖人口案中,我们逮捕了6个拍花的!
In the white slavery case cracked recently, we captured six people who kidnapped children using knockout drops.
那个人因为嫖妓而被公安机关逮捕了。
That man was arrested by the police for soliciting prostitutes.
逃犯终将会被逮捕归案。
The escaped criminal would finally be caught by the police.
接到居民报案后,警察以偷窃嫌疑将他逮捕
After a report from a local resident, the police arrested him on suspicion of theft.
他因涉嫌贪污被逮捕
He was arrested on suspicion of corruption.

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

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捕, 逮捕 and 捉 are all verbs but they have different usages.

1. To mean "to arrest," 捕 and 逮捕 are often used; 捉 is informal; 被捕, 捉奸 are both common phrases.
(1) 他因涉嫌敲诈被逮捕)了。
(2) 警方已经出动了警力去逮捕/)逃犯了。
(3) 他在公车上偷窃的时候被了个正着。

2. 捉 and 捕 can be used to mean “to hunt for prey”; the former is more casual.鱼,猫老鼠 are common phrases, e.g.:
(1) 这是一个好天气,渔民们纷纷出海鱼。
(2) 猫晚上老鼠,白天睡觉。
(3) 这里的野兔太狡猾了,你根本就没有办法)到它们。

3. 捉 also means “to grasp with one's hand” (archaic), such as 笔("to hold a pen"), 刀 (" to write an article, etc. for somebody else, to ghost write"), 襟见肘 ("to pull together one's lapels to conceal raggedness, only to expose one’s elbows"), etc.
(1) 他发誓今后不再笔写文章了。
(2) 那段时间,他襟见肘,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刀。

“捕”、“逮捕”、“捉”都是动词,但用法有区别。
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。
2.表示获取猎物,用“捉”和“捕”,前者口语中更常用。 “捕鱼”、“猫捉老鼠”等是常见搭配,例如:
3.表示用手握或抓,用“捉”(文言遗留),如“捉笔”、“捉刀”、“捉襟见肘”等。

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