1. under house arrest : 在软禁中；
及物动词
名词
1. 逮捕;拘捕;拘留
If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
2. 阻止;抑制
If something or someone arrests a process, they stop it continuing.
3. 吸引（注意）
If something interesting or surprising arrests your attention, you suddenly notice it and then continue to look at it or consider it carefully.
1. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
e.g. the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
Synonym: apprehensioncatchcollarpinchtaking into custody
2. the state of inactivity following an interruption
e.g. the negotiations were in arrest
held them in check
during the halt he got some lunch
the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
he spent the entire stop in his seat