| 词汇 | captor |
| 释义 | captor noun[ C ] uk /ˈkæp.tər/ us /ˈkæp.tɚ/ a person who has captured a person or animal and refuses to release them捉拿者;捕获者;劫持者 Capturing or taking possession of things -grabbing apprehend apprehension arrogate at bayidiom cage capture catch clutch collar grab grabber grasp at something intercept recover sequester sequestration snag snatch snatch at something Early on the morning after these events the two men, captor and captive, sat in the tent of the former. Ere long a dripping figure surrounded by half a dozen captors, was brought upon the wharf. He had been ten years on the island, during which time he had been well treated by his captors. In the same way, I recognized the right of our captors or guards to take proper precautions to prevent our escape. It was plainly our duty to rescue her from the fate of a continued life with her captors. Examples of captorcaptor There is, of course, another important difference between captors and healthcare providers - in addition to the difference in their respective motivations. With respect to captors we can, at most, hope to affect their behavior through controlling our own responses. They were subject to their captors but in the end became sacrificial victims. The rationale for such collusion has been hypothesized above as one involving a correlation between the interests of captors and captives. His release by his captors was attributed to his friendship with the local population. The captors are, after all, aliens, while healthcare providers are members of our own society. True, medical expenses are not driven by avaricious captors, who might be spurred on by the success of their exhorbitant demands. She balances the captives' historic perspective with a culturally sensitive synopsis of the captors. Charles knew full well that his captors still in some sense needed him, and he was fully prepared to exploit the situation. Chloé is forced to dance for her captors. Captor of chiefs, you are captured! They have not had a word from his captors about his whereabouts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When the captors go home, what does the captive do? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such destination must be proved by the captor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Four children and one priest escaped fairly quickly from their captors, possibly on the long journey to the frontier. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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