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take sb hostage
The rebels took several civilians hostage.
叛军劫持了几名平民作为人质。
人质
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人质
a person who is captured and held prisoner by someone, especially to make others meet demands or give something
The rebels took several civilians hostage.
叛军劫持了几名平民作为人质。
作为履行条约或类似协议条件的保证或担保而交出的人,如确保附庸地位
A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.
被一方扣押以确保另一方履行特定条款的人质
a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
被扣押以迫使另一方因担心人质受到伤害而采取(或不采取)某种行动的人
A person seized in order to compel another party to act (or refrain from acting) in a certain way, because of the threat of harm to the hostage.
因处于危险之中而约束某人行动的事物
Something that constrains one's actions because it is at risk.
The criminals kept the hostage in a hidden location.
罪犯把人质藏在一个隐蔽的地方。
The government negotiated for the release of the hostages.
政府为释放人质进行了谈判。
The bank robbers took the manager hostage during the heist.
银行劫匪在抢劫过程中将经理扣为人质。
The rebels took several civilians hostage.
叛军劫持了几名平民作为人质。
The bank robbers held the employees hostage for hours.
银行劫匪将员工扣为人质数小时。
The diplomat was held hostage for three months.
这名外交官被扣为人质三个月。
此结构用于比喻，指可能带来未来问题的事物。
He considered the promise a hostage to fortune.
他认为这个承诺是未来的隐患。
Not this
The terrorists hostaged the passengers.
Use this
The terrorists took the passengers hostage.
学生误将'hostage'用作动词，但它是名词，正确搭配应为'take someone hostage'。
Not this
The kidnappers have three hostage.
Use this
The kidnappers have three hostages.
学生忽略了'hostage'是可数名词，复数形式需加-s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
劫持人质
The gunman took several people hostage in the bank.
枪手在银行里劫持了几名人质。
扣押人质
The terrorists held the diplomats hostage for months.
恐怖分子扣押外交官作为人质数月之久。
人质事件
The police negotiator is trained to handle hostage situations.
警方谈判专家经过训练来处理人质事件。
人质谈判专家
A skilled hostage negotiator can often resolve the crisis without violence.
一位熟练的人质谈判专家通常能不通过暴力解决危机。
释放人质
The captors agreed to release the hostages after negotiations.
绑匪在谈判后同意释放人质。
劫持某人作为人质
The criminals took three bank employees hostage.
罪犯劫持了三名银行员工作为人质。
扣押某人作为人质
The terrorists held the passengers hostage for 48 hours.
恐怖分子将乘客扣押为人质长达48小时。
未来的隐患或负担
Investing all your money in one company is a hostage to fortune.
把所有钱投资在一家公司是未来的隐患。
我是你的东道主，而你是我的俘虏。
I'm your host, and you're my hostage.
我是你的东道主，而你是我的俘虏。
我想成为你的俘虏。
I wanna be your hostage.
我想成为你的俘虏。
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联想：人质（hostage）被‘主人’（host）扣押，度过漫长‘岁月’（age）。
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报导、法律文件、国际关系 通常用于正式或严肃语境，如新闻报道或法律讨论。
可数名词，复数形式为hostages
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