release captives
collocation释放俘虏
The government agreed to release the captives after months of negotiation.
政府同意在数月谈判后释放俘虏。
俘虏；囚徒；被俘者
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俘虏；囚徒；被俘者
a person who is captured or held prisoner
The soldiers treated their captives with respect.
士兵们尊重地对待他们的俘虏。
被捕获或被限制的人
One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
被囚禁者
One held prisoner.
被美丽、卓越或情感迷住的人
One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
自保保险公司,即公司内部保险子公司
A captive insurance company, a subsidiary of a company used as its internal insurer.
He remained a captive of her charm and could not leave.
他仍然被她的魅力所迷住，无法离开。
The large company set up a captive to insure its own risks.
这家大公司设立了一家自保保险公司来承保自身风险。
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释放俘虏
The government agreed to release the captives after months of negotiation.
政府同意在数月谈判后释放俘虏。
俘虏某人；抓捕战俘
The invading forces took many captives during the battle.
入侵部队在战斗中俘虏了许多人。
交换俘虏
The two sides met to exchange captives as part of the peace deal.
双方会面，按照和平协议交换俘虏。
扣押俘虏；关押战俘
The militia held captives in an underground prison.
民兵组织将俘虏关押在地下监狱。
战俘
He was a war captive for three years before escaping.
他当了三年战俘，之后才逃脱。
走不了的听众；被迫观看或倾听的人
The passengers on the plane were a captive audience for the safety demonstration.
飞机上的乘客被迫观看了安全演示。
囚禁某人；使某人失去自由
The rebels held the villagers captive for months.
叛乱分子把村民囚禁了数月。
被垄断的市场；无选择余地的消费群体
People in remote areas often face a captive market for essential goods.
偏远地区的人们在购买必需品时往往面对一个没有选择余地的市场。
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captive 以 cap 开头，想象一顶帽子把人扣住；被俘者 captive 就像被网兜罩住，逃不掉。
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、历史叙述、法律与军事语境 作“被囚禁者”讲时，captive 多用于正式或书面语境，如新闻报道、历史和法律叙述；日常口语中更常说 prisoner。
与 captive /ˈkæptɪv/ 真正押韵的是 adaptive /əˈdæptɪv/（重读音节元音及之后部分相同）。注意 active、native、positive 虽然都以 -tive 结尾，但读音不同，不押韵；capture、caption 与 captive 共享开头的 capt- 拼写，但发音也不同。
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