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Prisoner N Count Person 英[ˈprɪznə(R 美[ˈprɪzənɚ ˈprɪznɚ N.囚犯;犯人;俘虏;刑事被告 囚犯;犯人

单词 prisoner
音标
英[ˈprɪznə(r)] 美[ˈprɪzənɚ, ˈprɪznɚ]
解释
n.囚犯;犯人;俘虏;刑事被告;
例句

N-COUNT
囚犯;犯人
A prisoner is a person who is kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime that they have committed.
例:The committee is concerned about the large number of prisoners sharing cells.这个委员会对牢房拥挤问题表示担忧。

N-COUNT
俘虏;战俘
A prisoner is a person who has been captured by an enemy, for example in war.
例:...wartime hostages and concentration-camp prisoners...战时的人质和集中营的战俘
例:He was held prisoner in Vietnam from 1966 to 1973...他在1966年到1973年间被作为战俘关押在越南。

N-COUNT
为…所困的人;陷于…不能摆脱的人
If you say that you are a prisoner of a situation, you mean that your are trapped by it.
例:We are all prisoners of our childhood and feel an obligation to it...我们都无法忘记自己的童年时代,觉得仍然为它所缚。
例:She was a prisoner of her own ego.她为自己的自尊心所困。
变形
pl:prisoners~

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