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hostage是什么意思

hostage

英[ˈhɒstɪdʒ] 美[ˈhɑ:stɪdʒ]

n.人质；抵押品

hold (或 take) someone hostage 1 . 把某人持为人质 a hostage to fortune 2 . 招惹麻烦（或不明智、很难做到）的行为（或许诺、话语）担风险

captive

双语例句

1 . The class was held hostage by a hooded gunman.: 全班同学被一个蒙面的持枪歹徒劫为人质。

2 . The hostage release could clear the decks for war.: 人质的获释可能会为发动战争扫清障碍。

3 . The reporting of the hostage story was fair, if sometimes overblown.: 尽管这篇关于人质的报道有些夸大其词，但还算公正。

4 . The former hostage is in remarkably good shape considering his ordeal.: 想想人质曾遭受的折磨，获救后其身体状况已经是出奇地好了。