The police were called in, but they could not arrest anyone,
警察被召来了，但他们却不能逮捕任何人，
新概念英语第二册 Lesson 91 Three men in a basket

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

arrest [ə'rɛst] 词频2 词根: ar
vt. 逮捕，拘捕;止住，阻止，抑制;吸引（注意）; vi. 心跳停止; n. 拘留;停止，阻止;制动（装置）;
💡 ar一再+rest休息→不让动→逮捕，阻止
"to be under house arrest"
遭到软禁
近义：immure, imprison, apprehend, incarcerate, nab, capture 反义：release, unlock, free, independence, liberty, autocracy
anyone ['ɛnɪ'wʌn] 词频1
pron. 任何人;任何一个;谁;
💡 any任何+one一个→任何一个
"Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else."
较年长的工人的适应能力和学习速度有时并不亚于其他任何人。
近义：any, anybody, one, somebody, someone, whoever
police [pə'li:s] 词频1
n. 警察部门;警方;警察;治安; vt. （警察、军队等）巡查;维护治安;（委员会等）监督;管制; adj. 警察的;有关警察的;
💡 破（po）例（li）让嫦娥（ce）当 警察
"A police car drew abreast of us and signalled us to stop."
一辆警车开过来与我们并排，示意我们停下来。
近义：herd, monitor, patrol, picket, track, troll
called
a. 被呼叫的
近义：named, designate

📚 更多「新概念英语第二册」例句

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He did not look up from his desk when I entered.
我进去的时候，他连头也没抬。
Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves.
罗伊行动迅速，开车直冲窃贼而去。
'Is this Woodford Green?' I asked.
“这里是伍德福德草地吗？”我问道。
The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by aeroplanes.
飞机把这种草籽大量地撒播在地上。
This would solve the problem of ventilation, for if a train entered this tunnel, it would draw in fresh air behind it.
因为如果有列火车开进隧道，它就把新鲜空气随之抽进了隧道。