captives

英 [ˈkæptɪvz]

美 [ˈkæptɪvz]

n.  囚徒; 俘虏; 战俘
captive的复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 被监禁的;被关押的
  Acaptiveperson or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
  1. Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal.
     她心情紧张起来，一颗心在胸膛里扑通扑通跳个不停。
  2. Acaptiveis someone who is captive.
     俘虏;囚犯
  3. He described the difficulties of surviving for four months as a captive.
     他描述了被俘4个月里挣扎求生的艰难岁月。
• ADJ （观众）被强制的，受控制的;(市场)垄断的，没有选择权的
  Acaptiveaudience is a group of people who are not free to leave a certain place and so have to watch or listen. Acaptivemarket is a group of people who cannot choose whether or where to buy things.
  1. We all performed action songs, sketches and dances before a captive audience of parents and patrons...
     家长和赞助人被迫观看了我们表演的指令歌、滑稽小品和舞蹈。
  2. Airlines consider business travellers a captive market.
     航空公司把商务旅行者视为垄断性市场。
• PHRASE 俘虏;扣押;关押
  If youtakesomeonecaptiveorholdsomeonecaptive, you take or keep them as a prisoner.
  1. Richard was finally released on February 4, one year and six weeks after he'd been taken captive...
     理查德在被扣押一年零六个星期后,终于在2月4日获释。
  2. Rebels in Liberia have released four foreigners after holding them captive for a week.
     利比里亚的叛乱分子释放了4名被扣押了一个星期的外国人。

双语例句

• They say that if the captives aren't already dead, they might be trapped in hidden underground bunkers.
  他们说，如果俘虏还没有遇难，他们可能被困在隐藏的地下沙坑中。
• Using an isolated horse barn, he sells his captives to the highest bidder.
  使用一个孤立的马厩，他出售他的俘虏以价高者得。
• The captives are wearing chains.
  俘虏们带着镣铐。
• We are prepared to detonate ourselves along with our captives.
  我们已准备好与人质同归于尽了。
• They brought new captives in the evening.
  他们今天晚上带来了新的俘虏。
• He quickly untied the captives.
  他很快给俘虏们松了绑。
• The pirates treated their captives with barbarity.
  海盗们残暴地对待他们的俘虏。
• They trussed up the captives hand and foot and dumped them in the back of the lorry.
  他们把俘虏们连手带脚捆了起来，丢在卡车的后面。他把鸡腿紧扎起来以例烹烤。
• At least four foreign captives were confirmed safe by their governments& three Japanese and an Irishman.
  至少有4名外国人质已经被他们的本国政府确认安全获救，其中包括3名日本人和一名爱尔兰人。
• The soldiers marched on, driving thousands of captives before them.
  士兵们继续前进，驱赶着他们前面成千名俘虏。