Can warn only, cannot detain!

The prehistory of languages need not detain us.

语言史前史不需要扣留我们.

Taiwan did not detain long.

台湾问题不会拖太久.

The campaign did not detain him long.

竞选时的问题并没有缠住他多久.

Allow me to detain you for a moment.

请允许我耽误你一会.

According to law, public security organs have the authority to detain.

公安机关依法具有拘留权.

This question need not detain us long.

这个问题不需要很久的时间就能解决.

It is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon.

耽搁或扣留传信鸽是违法的.

This question need not detain us long, ie can is settled quickly.

这个问题不必耽搁我们很长时间.

But lock up their brother ( not be to detain ).

但是却要将他们兄弟关押 ( 不是拘留 ).

I need detain you no longer. Good day, gentlemen.

我就不再多留各位了. 先生们,再见.

The act allows police to detain a suspect for up to 48 hours.

该法令允许警方将嫌疑犯扣押最多48小时。

Fran began her automatic patter about how Jon had been unavoidably detained.

弗兰开始不由自主地唠叨起乔恩是怎样无可避免地被扣留的。

I detained him as he was making a move.

他刚起步,我喊住了他.

The police detained the suspected thief for further questioning.

警方拘留了盗窃嫌疑犯以作进一步审问.

They have detained two men for questioning at the police station.

他们将两个人扣留在警察局准备审讯.

He was detained by a flat tire on his way home.

在回家的路上,他因为车胎扁了而耽搁了.

Before the period of the trial, he is detained inside the prison.

在审判前的期间内, 他被扣押在监狱里.

They shouted out the names of those detained.

他们大声喊出了被羁押人的名字。

The bad weather detained us for several hours.

恶劣的天气耽搁了我们几个小时.

She was detained in the office by unexpected callers.

有些临时访客把她耽搁在办公室里了.