prisoner of war
noun /ˌprɪznər əv ˈwɔː(r)/
/ˌprɪznər əv ˈwɔːr/
(plural prisoners of war)
(abbreviation POW)
- a person, usually a member of the armed forces, who is captured by the enemy during a war and kept in a prison camp until the war has finished
战俘；俘虏 - After several more months as a prisoner of war, he escaped again.
又当了几个月的战俘之后，他再次逃跑了。 - He was held as a prisoner of war.
他被作为战俘关押起来了。
Collocations DictionaryPrisoner of war is used before these nouns:- camp
- After several more months as a prisoner of war, he escaped again.