hostage

/ˈhɒstɪdʒ/ n.
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人质

释义与例句

n. 人质
a person who is captured and kept by someone who threatens to harm them unless demands are met
  1. The gunmen released two hostages after negotiations.
    经过谈判，持枪歹徒释放了两名人质。
  2. The travellers were taken hostage during the attack.
    这些旅行者在袭击中被劫持为人质。
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  1. Police worked to free the hostage without further violence.
    警方努力在不引发更多暴力的情况下解救人质。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 take somebody hostage 是“劫持某人为人质”，hold somebody hostage 是“扣押某人作人质”。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • captive 被俘者；囚徒
    captive 泛指被拘禁、失去自由的人或动物；hostage 特指被扣押以迫使他人或组织满足条件的人质。
    One captive managed to escape and contact the authorities. 一名被俘者成功逃脱并联系了当局。
常见搭配
  • take somebody hostage 劫持某人为人质
    The attackers took several passengers hostage. 袭击者劫持了几名乘客作为人质。
  • hold somebody hostage 扣押某人作人质
    The group held the journalist hostage for three days. 该组织把这名记者扣押为人质三天。
  • release a hostage 释放人质
    Negotiators persuaded the group to release a hostage. 谈判人员说服该组织释放了一名人质。