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pri.son.erH5prIz7[n7E5, $-Ln [C]A prisoner is a person who is kept in prison as a punishment.犯人, 囚犯Prisoners climbed onto the prison roof to protest at the awful conditions inside the prison.犯人们爬上监狱屋顶,抗议监狱里极糟的生活条件。Civil rights groups are demanding the release of all political prisoners (= people who are kept in prison because their political beliefs are different from those of the government).公民权利组织要求释放所有的政治犯。If someone is taken prisoner, they are caught by enemy forces.俘虏; 战俘Of 10, 000 troops, 7000 were killed, wounded or taken prisoner.10000人的军队中,有7000人死亡、受伤或被俘。If someone is held/kept prisoner, they are caught and guarded so that they cannot escape.被囚禁The pilot and several passengers were held prisoner by the gunmen for 57 hours.飞行员和几个乘客被持枪歹徒囚禁了57个小时。If someone is a prisoner of a situation, their possible choices of action and the ways in which they can improve the situation are very limited.为形势所迫The Minister for Trade and Industry is just as much a prisoner of the situation as the union leaders.商业工业部长和工会领导人一样对局势感到无能为力。A prisoner of conscience is someone kept in prison because their political or religious beliefs are different from those of the government.政治犯A prisoner of war (abbreviation POW) is a member of the armed forces who has been caught by enemy forces during a war.战俘
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