| 释义 |
pris·on·er /ˈprɪzənə(r)/ n. | phr.
n.
1. 犯人，囚犯
2. 刑事被告；拘留犯，羁押犯
3. 〈喻〉失去自由的人(或动物)；被控制的东西；陷入困境的人
A bad cold kept me a prisoner to my room. 重感冒使我不得不呆在房间里。
a bird kept prisoner in a cage 笼中鸟
He made the boy's hand a prisoner. 他抓着那男孩的手不放。
We don't hold him prisoner; our contract isn't an iron wall for him. 我们不会强留他，我们的合同并非是他不可逾越的铜墙铁壁。
a prisoner of habits (history) 习惯势力 (往事)的奴隶
4. 俘虏；战俘 (= prisoner of war)
phr. take no prisoners (为了达到目的)咄咄逼人，不择手段 take (或 make) sb. prisoner 俘虏某人 When the two men got out of the truck, they were taken prisoner. 两名士兵从卡车中出来时被俘了。 yield oneself prisoner 投降作俘虏 |