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be a prisoner (of/in sth)
表示被囚禁的状态。
The soldiers were prisoners in a small cell.
士兵们被囚禁在一个小牢房里。
囚犯；犯人；战俘
prisoners — plural of prisoner
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囚犯；犯人；战俘
a person who is confined, especially one captured in war
The soldiers were prisoners in a small cell.
士兵们被囚禁在一个小牢房里。
作“战俘”讲时通常说 prisoner of war。
在监狱中服刑或等待审判的人
A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
被拘禁的人,尤指战俘
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
被强制拘留的人
Any person held against their will.
被情况或环境限制或困住的人
A person who is or feels confined or trapped by a situation or a set of circumstances.
A prisoner must appear before the judge today.
一名囚犯今天必须出庭。
The prisoners work in the workshop every morning.
囚犯们每天早晨在车间劳动。
The prisoner asked the guard for a book to read.
那名囚犯向看守要一本书读。
表示被囚禁的状态。
The soldiers were prisoners in a small cell.
士兵们被囚禁在一个小牢房里。
prisoner作为宾语补足语。
The enemy took the soldier prisoner.
敌人俘虏了那名士兵。
固定短语，表示特定类型的囚犯。
He was a prisoner of war for five years.
他做了五年的战俘。
Not this
He was sent to prisoner.
Use this
He was sent to prison.
中文学习者可能将'prisoner'（囚犯）与'prison'（监狱）混淆。'sent to prison'是固定短语，表示被送进监狱，而'prisoner'指人，不能表示地点。
Not this
The police caught three prisoner.
Use this
The police caught three prisoners.
prisoner是可数名词，复数形式为prisoners。中文中'囚犯'无形态变化，导致学习者容易忽略复数标记。
Not this
He is prisoner.
Use this
He is a prisoner.
英语中可数名词单数前通常需要冠词，中文无此语法规则，导致学习者遗漏不定冠词'a'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
政治犯
The regime released several political prisoners.
该政权释放了几名政治犯。
战俘
He was taken prisoner of war during the conflict.
他在冲突中被俘成为战俘。
终身监禁犯
The life prisoner will never be released.
这名终身监禁犯永远不会被释放。
关押；扣留
The rebels held the soldiers prisoner for months.
叛军将士兵们关押了数月。
释放囚犯
The government decided to release the prisoner early.
政府决定提前释放该囚犯。
囚犯权利
The organization advocates for prisoners' rights.
该组织倡导囚犯权利。
毫不留情；心狠手辣
In negotiations, he takes no prisoners and always gets what he wants.
在谈判中，他毫不留情，总是能得到他想要的。
良心犯；政治犯
Many writers have been prisoners of conscience in oppressive regimes.
许多作家在专制政权下都曾是良心犯。
战俘
The soldiers were treated as prisoners of war after the battle.
战斗结束后，这些士兵被当作战俘对待。
我是一个囚犯，囚犯，被锁起来了。
This line is from the hit song 'Prisoner' by Miley Cyrus featuring Dua Lipa.
这句歌词来自麦莉·赛勒斯和杜阿·利帕的热门歌曲《Prisoner》。
战俘是一个试图杀死你但失败的人，然后请求你不要杀他。
This quote is attributed to Winston Churchill, describing the paradox of war.
这句话出自温斯顿·丘吉尔，描述了战争的悖论。
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prison（监狱）+ er（人）= 监狱里的人，即囚犯。
register: neutral; contexts: [court, prison, war]; note_zh: 通常用于法律或军事场景，指被关押的人。
可数名词，复数形式为prisoners
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