| 词汇 | hostage |
| 释义 | hostage noun[ C ] uk /ˈhɒs.tɪdʒ/ us /ˈhɑː.stɪdʒ/ C2 someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people involved to do what the enemy wants: 人质 be taken/held hostageShe was taken/held hostage by the gunmen.她被持枪歹徒劫持作人质。 seize a hostageThe terrorists have seized 20 hostages and are threatening to kill one a day unless their demands are met.恐怖分子劫持了20名人质，并威胁除非他们的要求得到满足，否则将每天杀掉一名人质。 People held in prison captive cellmate co-prisoner con convict dead dead man walkingidiom detainee detenu gaolbird inmate internee jailbird lag lifer political prisoner pow prisoner prisoner of conscience prisoner of war Idiomhostage to fortune hostage | American Dictionaryhostage noun[ C ] us/ˈhɑs·tɪdʒ/ someone who is made a prisoner in order to force other people to do something: Inmates at the jail held 12 hostages and demanded to meet the governor. Examples of hostagehostage In the absence of decisive progress on the release of the hostages, they will then proceed immediately to the common implementation of sanctions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are delighted for all the hostages and their families. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have throughout been pressing for the release of all hostages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Despite what others may think, that military stance was the first and most successful step toward getting the hostages released. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I must say a word about two groups of hostages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In recent days the plight of the hostages and refugees has understandably dominated the media. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We called on those holding hostages to release them immediately and unconditionally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We follow up every lead in the search for news of our hostages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have made and continue to make use of every opportunity to persue the release of the hostages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have a right to expect unions to settle purely domestic differences of this kind without making hostages of the rest of us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has given some hostages to fortune to the north, and made some promises that it will be difficult to deliver. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do that because we have made ourselves hostages to liquid fuel in the internal combustion age. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In that same prison there were some women kept as hostages until their husbands, who were under threat of arrest, gave themselves up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As far as concerns the structural funds, some of the major beneficiaries have already staked out an intransigent position and hostages have been taken. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question but that the taking of the hostages is totally deplorable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of hostage These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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