1 N-COUNT 囚犯;犯人 A prisoner is a person who is kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime that they have committed. 囚犯;犯人
SYN convict, con [slang] , lag [slang] , jailbird
2 N-COUNT [oft hold/take n N] 俘虏;战俘 A prisoner is a person who has been captured by an enemy, for example in war. 俘虏;战俘
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...wartime hostages and concentration-camp prisoners.
战时的人质和集中营的战俘
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He was held prisoner in Vietnam from 1966 to 1973.
他在1966年到1973年间被作为战俘关押在越南。
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He was taken prisoner in North Africa in 1942.
他于1942年在北非被俘。
SYN captive, hostage, detainee, internee
3 N-COUNT 为…所困的人;陷于…不能摆脱的人 If you say that you are a prisoner of a situation, you mean that your are trapped by it. 为…所困的人;陷于…不能摆脱的人
Quotations
Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts Nelson Mandela
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