abduct

/æbˈdʌkt/ v.
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一句话记住

绑架；诱拐；劫持

释义与例句

v. 绑架；诱拐；劫持
to take someone away illegally, often by force
  1. The businessman was abducted on his way home from the office.
    这位商人在从办公室回家的路上被绑架了。
  2. Police are searching for a man who abducted a ten-year-old boy.
    警方正在搜捕一名绑架了十岁男孩的男子。
展开其余 3 条例句
  1. The rebels abducted two aid workers near the border.
    叛军在边境附近劫持了两名援助人员。
  2. She claimed that she had been abducted by aliens.
    她声称自己曾被外星人绑架。
  3. The gang abducted the heiress and demanded a huge ransom.
    这伙人绑架了女继承人，并索要巨额赎金。

词源与构词

ab-（离开）+ ducere（引导）：把人强行“带走”，就是绑架、诱拐。

ab- 前缀 · away，离开
duc 词根 · to lead，引导
记忆钩子 ab（离开）+ duct（引导）：把人强行带走、使其离开原地，就是绑架。

词族与关联词

同根词（同一个词根长出来的词）
  • conduct 进行；实施；指挥
    The team conducted a survey. 团队进行了一项调查。
  • deduce 推断；演绎；推论
    From the wet umbrella, she deduced that it was raining outside. 从湿漉漉的雨伞，她推断外面在下雨。
  • deduct 扣除；减去（尤指从总额中）
    The company deducts tax from every salary payment. 公司每次发薪都会代扣税款。
  • educate 教育；培养
    The program educates children about food safety. 这个项目教育孩子们了解食品安全。
  • induce 诱使；劝说（某人做某事）
    Nothing would induce me to sign such a contract. 什么也不能诱使我在这样的合同上签字。
  • introduce 介绍；引入；推行
    Let me introduce my colleague. 我来介绍一下我的同事。
  • produce 生产；产生；出示
    The factory produces 500 cars a day. 这家工厂每天生产 500 辆汽车。
  • reduce 减少；降低；使沦为
    We need to reduce our costs. 我们需要降低成本。
  • seduce 勾引；引诱（与他人发生性关系）
    The young man tried to seduce his colleague after the party. 聚会后，那个年轻人试图勾引他的同事。
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • abduction 绑架；诱拐
    -tion 名词后缀，指绑架行为
  • abductor 绑架者；诱拐者
    -or 表示做某事的人
  • abducted 被绑架的
    -ed 构成形容词，也可作过去分词
同义词
  • kidnap 绑架；劫持
    kidnap 最常用，多指为勒索赎金而绑架；abduct 更正式，也可指诱拐儿童或强行带走。
    The gang kidnapped the banker's son for ransom. 这伙人绑架了银行家的儿子以索取赎金。
  • snatch 抢走；一把抓住
    snatch 强调突然抢夺，多用于物品或小孩；abduct 强调把人带走并控制。
    A thief snatched her bag in the street. 一名窃贼在街上抢走了她的包。
反义词
  • release 释放；放走
    The captors released the hostages after three days. 绑匪三天后释放了人质。
  • free 使获自由；释放
    The police freed the trapped passengers. 警察救出了被困的乘客。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • deduct 扣除；减去
    deduct 用 de-（离开/向下），指扣钱；abduct 用 ab-（离开），指把人带走。两者词尾相同，含义无关。
    The tax is deducted from your pay. 税款从你的工资中扣除。
  • induct 使正式就职；引入
    induct 用 in-（向内），指引入组织或职位；abduct 用 ab-（向外），指强行带走。
    He was inducted into the hall of fame. 他正式入选名人堂。
常见搭配
  • abduct a child 诱拐儿童
    The man was charged with abducting a child. 这名男子被控诱拐儿童。
  • be abducted by 被……绑架
    The journalist was abducted by armed men. 这名记者被武装分子绑架。
  • abduct sb from 从……绑架某人
    The girl was abducted from her school gate. 那个女孩在校门口被绑架。