单词 | captive |
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音标 | 英[ˈkæptɪv] 美[ˈkæptɪv] |
解释 | adj.被俘的;被监禁的;被关押的;无法逃离的;n.战俘,俘虏;被(爱情等)迷住的人;自保公司; |
例句 | ADJ 被监禁的;被关押的 A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed. 例: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。 ADJ (观众)被强制的,受控制的;(市场)垄断的,没有选择权的 A captive audience is a group of people who are not free to leave a certain place and so have to watch or listen. A captive market is a group of people who cannot choose whether or where to buy things. 例: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。 例: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 you take someone captive or hold someone captive, you take or keep them as a prisoner. 例: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。 例: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。 |
变形 | pl:captives~ |
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