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hos·tageBrE /ˈhɒstɪdʒ/NAmE /ˈhɑːstɪdʒ/ nouna person who is captured and held prisoner by a person or group, and who may be injured or killed if people do not do what the person or group is asking 人质◆Three children were taken hostage during the bank robbery. 在银行抢劫案中有三名儿童被扣为人质。◆He was held hostage for almost a year. 他被扣为人质几近一年。◆The government is negotiating the release of the hostages. 政府正就释放人质进行谈判。 alert, assassinate, attack, campaign, execute, extremist, hijack, hostage, kidnap, terrorism  ●a ˌhostage to ˈfortunesomething that you have, or have promised to do, that could cause trouble or worry in the future 可能招惹麻烦（或担忧）的东西（或许诺）；造成后患的事物 |