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cap·tiveBrE /ˈkæptɪv/NAmE /ˈkæptɪv/ adjectivekept as a prisoner or in a confined space; unable to escape 被监禁的；被关起来的；被困住的◆captive animals 关在笼子里的动物◆They were taken captive by masked gunmen. 他们被蒙面的持枪歹徒劫持了。◆captive breeding (= the breeding of wild animals in zoos, etc.) 野生动物的圈养 [only before noun] not free to leave a particular place or to choose what you want to do 人身自由受限制的；受控制的；无权选择的◆A salesman loves to have a captive audience (= listening because they have no choice). 推销员喜欢不得不听的听众。 cap·tiveBrE /ˈkæptɪv/NAmE /ˈkæptɪv/ nouna person who is kept as a prisoner, especially in a war 囚徒；俘虏；战俘 |