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

• Interrogation Chamber: Captives tremble when must pass the Interrogation Chamber.
  审讯室：每个经过审讯室的俘虏都会因恐惧而颤抖。
• He quickly untied the captives.
  他很快给俘虏们松了绑。
• You've deceived me, and you've carried off my daughters like captives in war.
  你背着我偷走了，又把我的女儿们带了去，如同用刀剑掳去的一般。
• They were not the captives of their own doubts, the prisoners of their own price tags.
  他们不当怀疑的囚徒，不设定代价来困限自己。
• They brought new captives in the evening.
  他们今天晚上带来了新的俘虏。
• They inflicted all kinds of indignities on their captives.
  他们对俘虏百般侮辱。
• They bore off several captives.
  他们抓走了几个俘虏。
• Reaching his home, he found the serfs in rebellion and his family and Maria captives.
  到家后，他发现农奴们造了反，家里人和玛利亚都被关了起来。
• The captives were shot without remorse. Gun down innocent women and children
  这些俘虏惨遭枪杀.枪杀无辜的妇女和儿童
• We are kind to captives.
  我们很优待俘虏。