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🔑 pris·on·erBrE /ˈprɪznə(r)/NAmE /ˈprɪznər/ noun🔑 a person who is kept in prison as a punishment, or while they are waiting for trial 囚犯;犯人;羁押候审者◆The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen. 被判无期徒刑的囚犯数目下降了。◆They are demanding the release of all political prisoners. 他们正在要求释放所有的政治犯。🔑 a person who has been captured, for example by an enemy, and is being kept somewhere 被(敌人等)关起来的人;俘虏;战俘◆He was taken prisoner by rebel soldiers. 他被叛军俘虏了。◆They are holding her prisoner and demanding a large ransom. 他们把她劫持了,并索要巨额赎金。◆(figurative) She is afraid to go out and has become a virtual prisoner in her own home. 她不敢出门,实际上已成了关在家中的囚犯。 |