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captive/ˈkæptiv/ n. & adj.●n. a person or animal that has been taken prisoner or confined 俘虏;囚徒;猎获物 ●adj. 1a taken prisoner 被俘虏的;被猎获的 b kept in confinement or under restraint 被关押的;受限制的 2a unable to escape 无法逃脱的 b in a position of having to comply 被迷住的;受垄断的 captive audience 着迷的听众; captive market 垄断市场 3 of or like a prisoner 俘虏的,囚徒的 captive state 囚禁状态[Middle English from Latin captivus, from capere capt- ‘take’] |