captive
英 ['kæptɪv]
美['kæptɪv]
- adj. 被俘虏的；被迷住的
- n. 俘虏；迷恋者
词态变化
复数: captives;
助记提示
1、capt- + -ive.
2、含义：imprisoned, enslaved, taken prisoner.
2、含义：imprisoned, enslaved, taken prisoner.
中文词源
captive 俘虏
来自词根cap, 抓，拿，握，见captive。
英英释意
- 1. a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
- 2. an animal that is confined
- 3. a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
英文词源
- captive (adj.)
- late 14c., "imprisoned, enslaved," from Latin captivus "caught, taken prisoner," from captus, past participle of capere "to take, hold, seize" (see capable). As a noun from c. 1400; an Old English noun was hæftling, from hæft "taken, seized."
同义词辨析
prisoner, captive, convict
这些名词均含"囚犯，俘虏"之意。
prisoner： 指关入监狱的囚犯，包括战俘，也可作引申用。
captive： 指战争中抓到的俘虏，也可作引申用。
convict： 指经判决而在狱中服刑的人。
实用场景例句
- captive animals
- 关在笼子里的动物
牛津词典
- They were taken captive by masked gunmen.
- 他们被蒙面的持枪歹徒劫持了。
牛津词典
- captive breeding (= the catching and breeding of wild animals)
- 野生动物的人工捕获饲养
牛津词典
- A salesman loves to have a captive audience (= listening because they have no choice) .
- 推销商喜欢不得不听的听众。
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- Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal.
- 她心情紧张起来，一颗心在胸膛里扑通扑通跳个不停。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We all performed action songs, sketches and dances before a captive audience of parents and patrons...
- 家长和赞助人被迫观看了我们表演的指令歌、滑稽小品和舞蹈。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Airlines consider business travellers a captive market.
- 航空公司把商务旅行者视为垄断性市场。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Richard was finally released on February 4, one year and six weeks after he'd been taken captive...
- 理查德在被扣押一年零六个星期后,终于在2月4日获释。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Rebels in Liberia have released four foreigners after holding them captive for a week.
- 利比里亚的叛乱分子释放了4名被扣押了一个星期的外国人。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They led him captive.
- 他们将他活捉.
《简明英汉词典》
- Ren became enamored with Jessica's fiery spirit, and held her captive as his own personal guest.
- 伦被杰西卡不屈的气魄迷住了, 他把杰西卡当作自己的“私人贵客”软禁起来.
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- The kidnappers gave him hell for the six months they held him captive.
- 绑架者们把他们监禁了起一来,给他吃了6个月苦头.
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- Does Japan announce the Pacific Ocean battlefield day army has the number captive after surrendering?
- 日本宣布投降后太平洋战场日军有多少俘虏?
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- At what point does the training of a captive wild elephant begin?
- 到什么情况下,才能开始对捕来的野象进行训练?
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- That parts manufacturer is captive to X Motor Company.
- 那个零件制造业者是专属于X汽车公司的.
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- The patterns of activity rhythms of captive Amur tigers did not show any seasonal difference.
- 在不同季节笼养东北虎的活动变化规律基本相似,一昼夜的睡眠、运动和卧息均有两个高峰期,但高峰期出现和持续的时间有所差异.
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- He caused them to be pitied by all who held them captive.
- 46他也使他们在凡掳掠他们的人面前蒙怜恤.
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- The board has not been captive to popular inclinations.
- 理事会与大众的评判标准并不一致.
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- Ransom Captive: Release a skilled or wealthy captive for their current ransom amount.
- 俘虏的赎金: 释放一个有技术的或者富有的俘虏,当然是在收到等于他们目前身价的赎金之后.
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- You're not free until you've been made captive by supreme belief.
- 在被至上的信仰俘获之前,你不是自由的.
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- Finally he tried his best to catch the captive.
- 最终他尽全力抓住了俘虏.
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- Lying in my hospital bed, I was a captive audience to her uninteresting stories.
- 我那时躺在医院里只好听她讲那些乏味的故事.
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- Don't treat the captive with so much violence.
- 对待俘虏不要那么凶暴.
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- The Empire eventually caught up with Karrde and took him captive.
- 他们暂时安顿在遥远的里希星球.
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- The captive elephant , still roped to a tree, plunges and screams every a man approaches.
- 捕来拴在树上的大象, 每当有人走近它时,就会向前猛冲并发出尖叫.
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- Captive ducks or a dog were used to lure the birds into the trap.
- 使用扑获的鸭子或一只狗来引诱鸟进入陷阱.
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- I thought my invincible power would hold the world captive leaving me in a freedom undisturbed.
- 我以为我的不可征服的权利能够统治全世界,使我的自由畅通无阻.
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