Detained

例句/造句/用法:

• Although we were anxious to leave England before the depth of winter, yet we were detained. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
• Who always received her on his disengaged arm, and detained her, while the patient cherub stood waiting to be finished. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
• It would have been far better not to have detained me. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
• It was not Miss Flite who detained us; she was as reasonable a little creature in consulting the convenience of others as there possibly could be. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
• Raymond would follow soon, she said; he had been detained by business. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
• Another packet arrived; she too was detained, and before we sailed a fourth was expected. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
• The paymaster was detained in Austin so long that, if we had waited for him, we would have exceeded our leave. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
• He showed decided disappointment at the prospect of being detained. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
• I have been detained by--the nephew stopped a moment in his answer--various business. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
• If I am Mr. Neville St. Clair, then it is obvious that no crime has been committed, and that, therefore, I am illegally detained. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
• She paused, and detained me for a moment longer. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The balance of the force will not be more than one day behind, unless detained by the whole of Lee's army, in which case you will be strong enough. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
• I have been detained, she said, by a consultation with Mr. Fairlie on a domestic matter which he wished to speak to me about. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• I went to my father's house to pick up my luggage, and found a letter there, which unexpectedly detained me in London. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
• I was detained looking for you, till I lost every train but the mail. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
• Louisa, with many thanks and with a lightened load, detained Mr. Sleary no longer then. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
• I detained him to make a few kind inquiries. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
• Detained at the last moment by one who had a claim upon me,' was the Reverend Frank's apology to Lightwood, taking no thought of himself. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
• He was detained two hours. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
• He was detained in his progress by having to repair and corduroy the roads, and rebuild the bridges. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
• We arrived at Havre on the 8th of May, and instantly proceeded to Paris, where my father had some business which detained us a few weeks. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
• Ryland, whom I have so long detained, has stipulated that I shall suffer him to depart before the end of this month. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
• Shirley, never sorry to snatch a reprieve from their society, had remained behind, detained by business, as she said. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
• I was prevented from coming—detained. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
• Two of us were detained. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
• We may have detained her longer than she expected already. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
• I merely called, because I would not pass the door without inquiring after Mrs. Bates; but I have been so pleasantly detained! 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
• Should he be detained by foul winds, even for a single hour, he promised to write to me. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
• I was rushing past Argyle, when he detained me, frightened at the wildness of my looks. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
• I have but one, and she necessarily detained from me at a thousand leagues' distance. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.

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