take sb hostage
The rebels took several civilians hostage.
叛军劫持了几名平民作为人质。
人质
身不由己的人或物；被扣作人质的状态；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；被一方扣押以确保另一方履行特定条款的人质；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 who is captured and held prisoner by someone, especially to make others meet demands or give something
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.
被某种事物(尤指构成威胁的事物)所胁迫的人；不能自由选择自己行动方针的人
One who is compelled by something, especially something that poses a threat; one who is not free to choose their own course of action.
被扣作担保或迫使他人以特定方式行动或不行动的状态
The condition of being held as security or to compel someone else to act or not act in a particular way.
The criminals kept the hostage in a hidden location.
罪犯把人质藏在一个隐蔽的地方。
用法提示：此处 hostage 为可数名词单数，作宾语，表示被扣押的人质。
The government negotiated for the release of the hostages.
政府为释放人质进行了谈判。
用法提示：此处 hostages 为可数名词复数，作介词宾语，表示多名人质。
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。
用法提示：此处 hostage 用作宾语补足语，表示将某人作为人质。
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。
指被囚禁的人，但侧重被关押的状态，不一定用作交换条件。
更泛指被监禁的人，常见于法律或军事语境，不含交换含义。
比喻用法，强调被他人利用以达到目的，常用于抽象或博弈语境。
正式用语，特指被官方拘留的人，不一定是人质。
grammar · medium
易错句子The terrorists hostaged the passengers.
正确表达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'。
grammar · medium
易错句子The kidnappers have three hostage.
正确表达The kidnappers have three hostages.
学生忽略了'hostage'是可数名词，复数形式需加-s。
本条目针对“被扣押以胁迫对方的人”这一义项；captor 指扣押人质的一方，与被扣押者在角色上互为对立，但二者并非同一语义轴上的两极。
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。
与人质事件直接相关的犯罪行为
解救行动中常涉及的过程
人质事件的最终目标
常见的劫持人质者
勒索财物时的要求
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.