kidnap ♦︎ seize ♦︎ abductThese words all mean to take sb away and keep them as a prisoner.这些词均表示劫持、绑架或捉拿。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to kidnap / seize / abduct sb's / your son / daughter / child■kidnap(-pp-, NAmE also-p-) [transitive] to take sb away illegally and keep them as a prisoner, especially in order to get money or sth else for returning them劫持，绑架（尤指目的为勒索钱财或换取某事物）◆Two businessmen have been kidnapped by terrorists.两名商人遭恐怖分子绑架了。▸kidnapping ( kidnap)
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[countable, uncountable] ◆No group has yet claimed responsibility for the kidnappings.还没有任何组织声称对这些绑架事件负责。◆He admitted the charge of kidnap.他对绑架的指控供认不讳。■seize / /siːz/ / [transitive] (especially journalism尤用于新闻) to arrest or capture sb, either legally or illegally（依法）逮捕，捉拿；（非法）掳获◆A Briton has been seized by border guards and jailed for eight years.一个英国人被边防军俘获，被判监禁八年。◆Terrorists have seized his wife and children.恐怖分子绑架了他的妻子和孩子。■abduct / /æbˈdʌkt/ / [transitive] to take sb away illegally, especially using force掳拐；（尤指以武力）劫持，绑架◆He had attempted to abduct the two children.他曾企图拐带这两名儿童。ⓘ Abduct is the term used in law for this act. Abduct is usually used to talk about taking away women and children by force, especially when the motive(= reason)is sexual, not political or for money. * abduct是法律术语，通常指强行把妇女和儿童带走，尤其指掳人的目的是想施以性侵犯，而非出于政治或金钱目的。▸abduction