| 单词 | captive |
| 释义 | captive nounverb + captive➤free, release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。captive adjectiveverbs➤take sb活捉某人◆he was taken captive on the border.他在边境被俘。➤hold sb, keep sb关押某人◆she was held captive in a castle.她被关押在一个城堡里。 captive /kæptɪv/ adjective [only before noun] 1.not free to leave a particular place or to choose what you want do to 受限制的；无权选择的◆a salesman loves to have a captive audience (= who listen because they have no choice). 推销员喜欢不得不听的听众。◆as the only supplier of electricity in the country they have a captive market (= people have to buy from them). 作为这个国家唯一的电力供应商，他们垄断了电力市场。⨁ a captive audience / customer / market不得不听的听众／不得不光顾的客户／垄断的市场 2.(marketing 营销) only being able to sell the products of a particular company 专属的，专营的（只能销售某公司的产品）◆many insurance companies sell their policies through captive agents. 许多保险公司通过专营代理人推销其保险单。⨁ a captive agent / dealer专营代理人／经销商 ☞ captive captive /kæptɪv/ [countable] (literary) a person who is kept as a prisoner俘虏；战俘；囚徒◆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。note 辨析 prisoner or captive? captive is often used in more historical contexts involving people such as kings, queens and princesses. * captive 常用于涉及国王、王后和公主等人物的历史语境◆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。it is also sometimes used when talking about political organizations holding people against their will. prisoner is more often used to talk about people who have been captured in war. * captive 有时还指政治团体强行拘禁的人。prisoner 多指战俘◆he spent half the war as a prisoner.战争期间他有一半时间是战俘。captive¹/ˈkæptɪv ||; ˈkæptɪv/adj kept as a prisoner; (used about animals) kept in a cage, etc 被俘虏；（动物）困在笼中 (figurative 比喻) a captive audience (= listening because they cannot leave) 脱不了身的听众 hold sb captive to keep sb as a prisoner and not allow him/her to escape 囚禁 take sb captive to catch sb and hold him/her as your prisoner 俘虏 it is also possible to say hold sb prisoner and take sb prisoner. 也可以说 hold sb prisoner 和 take sb prisoner。 captive²/ˈkæptɪv ||; ˈkæptɪv/noun [c] a prisoner 囚犯；俘虏 captivesee ⇨ keep 10 ⇨ prison 7 • • •• ⇨ hold sb prisoner/captive/hostage☞ captive¹☞ captive² |
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