abduct
/æbˈdʌkt/verb
with obj.
1
- take (someone) away illegally by force or deception; kidnap劫持, 诱拐; 绑架:
the millionaire who disappeared may have been abducted.
失踪的百万富翁可能已被绑架。
2
- Physiology (of a muscle) move (a limb or part) away from the midline of the body or from another part【生理】(肌肉)使(肢体, 部位)外展。ADDUCT1的反义词。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin abduct- 'led away', from the verb abducere, from ab- 'away, from' + ducere 'to lead'.