arrest

逮捕

犯罪の疑いがある人を警察が捕らえて拘束すること。

やさしい英語で： The act of police taking someone into custody because they suspect that person of breaking the law.

• The police made an arrest.
• She was placed under arrest.
• Several arrests followed the protest.

使い方： under arrest for something (He is under arrest for theft.)

類義語： detention, apprehension

反対語： release

よく使う表現： under arrest, make an arrest, arrest warrant

停止

活動や体の働き、特に心臓の鼓動が止まった状態。

やさしい英語で： A condition in which an activity or body function, especially the heartbeat, stops.

• He suffered a cardiac arrest.
• The team treated a patient in respiratory arrest.
• The disease caused an arrest of growth.

類義語： stoppage

よく使う表現： cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, growth arrest

逮捕者

警察官に捕らえられ、拘束されている人。

やさしい英語で： A person whom a police officer has taken into custody.

• That suspect was my arrest.
• The officer brought her arrest to the station.
• His first arrest refused to answer questions.

類義語： detainee

よく使う表現： my arrest, your arrest, first arrest

逮捕する

犯罪の疑いがある人を警察が捕らえて拘束する。

やさしい英語で： If police do this, they take someone into custody because they suspect a crime.

• Police may arrest the driver.
• She was arrested outside the bank.
• Did they arrest anyone for the robbery?

使い方： arrest someone for something (They arrested him for stealing a car.)

類義語： apprehend, detain

反対語： release

よく使う表現： arrest someone, arrest for theft

止める、食い止める

物事の動きや発展、継続を止める。

やさしい英語で： Stop something from moving, developing, or continuing.

• The treatment arrested the disease.
• New funding could arrest the decline.
• Poor nutrition can arrest a child’s growth.

類義語： stop, halt, check

よく使う表現： arrest development, arrest the decline, arrest disease

停止する

心臓が鼓動をやめる。

やさしい英語で： If a heart does this, it stops beating.

• His heart arrested during surgery.
• A patient can arrest without warning.
• The medical team acted quickly when her heart arrested.

類義語： stop

よく使う表現： heart may arrest, heart can arrest