1 ADJ 被监禁的;被关押的 A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed. 被监禁的;被关押的 [literary]
SYN confined, caged, imprisoned, locked up
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captive is someone who is captive.
俘虏;囚犯 2 ADJ [ADJ n] （观众）被强制的，受控制的;(市场)垄断的，没有选择权的 A captive audience is a group of people who are not free to leave a certain place and so have to watch or listen. A captive market is a group of people who cannot choose whether or where to buy things. （观众）被强制的，受控制的;(市场)垄断的，没有选择权的
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We all performed action songs, sketches and dances before a captive audience of parents and patrons.
家长和赞助人被迫观看了我们表演的指令歌、滑稽小品和舞蹈。
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Airlines consider business travellers a captive market.
航空公司把商务旅行者视为垄断性市场。
3 PHRASE 俘虏;扣押;关押 If you take someone captive or hold someone captive, you take or keep them as a prisoner. 俘虏;扣押;关押
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Richard was finally released on February 4, one year and six weeks after he'd been taken captive.
理查德在被扣押一年零六个星期后,终于在2月4日获释。
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Rebels in Liberia have released four foreigners after holding them captive for a week.
利比里亚的叛乱分子释放了4名被扣押了一个星期的外国人。
| Word Link | cap ≈ seize : captivate, captive, captor |
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