captive
英 ['kæptɪv]
美 ['kæptɪv]
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1、capt- + -ive.
2、含义：imprisoned, enslaved, taken prisoner.
- captive (adj.)
- late 14c., "imprisoned, enslaved," from Latin captivus "caught, taken prisoner," from captus, past participle of capere "to take, hold, seize" (see capable). As a noun from c. 1400; an Old English noun was hæftling, from hæft "taken, seized."
- 1. He described the difficulties of surviving for four months as a captive.
- 他描述了被俘4个月里挣扎求生的艰难岁月。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Children come to zoos precisely to see captive animals.
- 孩子们到动物园就是为了看圈养的动物。
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- 3. Airlines consider business travellers a captive market.
- 航空公司把商务旅行者视为垄断性市场。
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- 4. They were taken captive by masked gunmen.
- 他们被蒙面的持枪歹徒劫持了。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. They led him captive.
- 他们将他活捉.
来自《简明英汉词典》
