captive

adjective

/ˈkæptɪv/

kept as a prisoner or in a space that you cannot get out of; unable to escape被监禁的；被关起来的；被困住的
- captive animals关在笼子里的动物
- They were taken captive by masked gunmen.他们被蒙面的持枪歹徒劫持了。
- captive breeding (= the breeding of wild animals in zoos, etc.)野生动物的圈养
- She was held captive in a castle.她被关押在一个城堡里。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- take somebody
- hold somebody
- keep somebody
- …
[only before noun] not free to leave a particular place or to choose what you want to do人身自由受限制的；受控制的；无权选择的
- A salesman loves to have a captive audience (= listening because they have no choice).推销员喜欢不得不听的听众。

词源late Middle English: from Latin captivus, from capere ‘seize, take’.

captive

noun

/ˈkæptɪv/

a person who is kept as a prisoner, especially in a war囚徒；俘虏；战俘
- Talks have persuaded the terrorists to set the captives free.通过谈判说服了恐怖分子释放俘虏。
- The terrorists will only release their captives if they get what they want.恐怖分子只有在得到他们想要的东西时才会释放人质。
- Their king was now a captive in Talleyrand’s chateau.他们的国王现在被囚禁在塔列朗城堡。
Collocations Dictionary
verb + captive
- free
- release
词源late Middle English: from Latin captivus, from capere ‘seize, take’.

词汇	captive
释义	captive adjective /ˈkæptɪv/ /ˈkæptɪv/ kept as a prisoner or in a space that you cannot get out of; unable to escape被监禁的；被关起来的；被困住的 captive animals关在笼子里的动物 They were taken captive by masked gunmen.他们被蒙面的持枪歹徒劫持了。 captive breeding (= the breeding of wild animals in zoos, etc.)野生动物的圈养 She was held captive in a castle.她被关押在一个城堡里。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs take somebody hold somebody keep somebody … [only before noun] not free to leave a particular place or to choose what you want to do人身自由受限制的；受控制的；无权选择的 A salesman loves to have a captive audience (= listening because they have no choice).推销员喜欢不得不听的听众。词源late Middle English: from Latin captivus, from capere ‘seize, take’. captive noun /ˈkæptɪv/ /ˈkæptɪv/ a person who is kept as a prisoner, especially in a war囚徒；俘虏；战俘 Talks have persuaded the terrorists to set the captives free.通过谈判说服了恐怖分子释放俘虏。 The terrorists will only release their captives if they get what they want.恐怖分子只有在得到他们想要的东西时才会释放人质。 Their king was now a captive in Talleyrand’s chateau.他们的国王现在被囚禁在塔列朗城堡。 Collocations Dictionaryverb + captive free release 词源late Middle English: from Latin captivus, from capere ‘seize, take’.
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