19.2.1. gy. B1B2 (példák)

arrest verb /əˈrest/ [T] letartóztat

She was arrested for drinking and driving.

He was arrested when customs officers found drugs in his bag.

catch verb /kætʃ/ *(caught, caught) 5 rajtakap, tetten ér [T]

He caught her reading his old love letters.

She was caught cheating in the exam.

catch verb /kætʃ/ *(caught, caught) 6 elfog, elkap (pl. bűnözőt) [T]

These terrorists must be caught.

escape verb /ɪˈskeɪp/ 1 megszökik, kimenekül [I]

The two prisoners escaped from prison last night.

There were reports that a lion had escaped from its cage at a nearby zoo.

hold verb /həʊld/ [T] *(held, held) 5 (erőszakkal) tart vkit vhol, fogva tart

The terrorists held him hostage for 18 months.

I was held prisoner in a tiny attic room.

investigate verb /ɪnˈves.tɪ.geɪt/ [I or T] vizsgál, kivizsgál; nyomoz, kutat (bűnügyet, balesetet, visszaélést, stb.)

Police are investigating allegations of corruption involving senior executives.

We are of course investigating how an error like this could have occurred.

search verb /sɜːtʃ/ 3 motoz, megmotoz (rendőrség/hatóság illegális dolgok/ember után) [T]

They were searched at the airport.

The men were searched for drugs and then released.

suspect verb /səˈspekt/ [T] 2 gyanúsít vkit, gyanakszik vkire

No one knows who killed her, but the police suspect her husband.

The police suspect him of carrying out two bomb attacks.

arrest noun /əˈrest/ [C or U] letartóztatás

Police made twenty arrests at yesterday's demonstration.

She was stopped outside the shop and placed/put under arrest.

detective noun /dɪˈtek.tɪv/ [C] detektív, nyomozó

a private detective

detective stories