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prisoner noun
⇨ prisoner (prisoners serving life sentences) ⇨ hostage (take/hold sb prisoner) prisoner noun ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ hostage 另见hostage条prisoner ♦︎ inmate ♦︎ convictThese are all words for a person who is kept in prison as a punishment. 这些词均表示囚犯、犯人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a fellow / former / young prisoner / inmate◆an escaped prisoner / convict◆to release a prisoner / an inmate / a convict◆a prisoner / an inmate / a convict escapes◆a prisoner / an inmate / a convict serves a sentence■ prisoner [countable] a person who is kept in prison as a punishment, or while they are waiting for trial 囚犯；犯人；羁押候审者◆The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen.在服无期徒刑的囚犯人数下降了。◆They are demanding the release of all political prisoners.他们要求释放所有的政治犯。 see also prisoner ⇨ hostage ■ inmate / /ˈɪnmeɪt/ / [countable] one of the people living in an institution such as a prison or mental hospital （监狱或精神病院等的）同住者；同狱囚犯；同病房者◆The jail has 500 inmates.这所监狱关押了500名囚犯。◆He was attacked by a fellow inmate.他受到另一囚犯的袭击。■ convict /ˈkɒnvɪkt; NAmE ˈkɑːnvɪkt/ [countable] a person who has been found guilty of a crime and sent to prison 已决犯；服刑囚犯◆The novel begins with Pip's meeting with an escaped convict from the prison ship.这本小说以皮普与从囚犯船上逃出来的一个囚犯见面开始。NOTE 辨析 Prisoner or convict? Prisoner has a wide range of uses; it can be used to talk about any person who has been sent to prison. Convict is used mainly in historical contexts, especially to talk about the British prisoners who were sent to Australia in the 18th and 19th centuries. Convict is also commonly used in written or literary contexts to talk about looking or feeling like sb who has been sent to prison. * prisoner的用法很多，可以指任何被关押的人。convict主要用于历史语境，尤指18、19世纪被发配澳大利亚的英国囚犯。convict也常见于书面语和文学作品，指看似或感觉像是监狱中的囚犯◆He held the door open and she walked through, feeling like a convict.他拉开门等着，她走过去，感觉像是囚犯。 hostage noun ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ prisoner 另见prisoner条hostage ♦︎ prisoner ♦︎ captive ♦︎ detainee ♦︎ prisoner of war ♦︎ POWThese are all words for a person who has been captured and is being kept somewhere. 这些词均表示人质、俘虏。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a political hostage / prisoner / detainee◆to hold / keep sb hostage / prisoner / captive◆to free / release a hostage / prisoner / captive / detainee / prisoner of war / POW◆to take sb hostage / prisoner / captive◆a hostage / prisoner / captive / detainee / prisoner of war / POW escapes■ hostage / /ˈhɒstɪdʒ; NAmE ˈhɑːstɪdʒ/ [countable] a person who is captured and held prisoner by a person or group, and who may be injured or killed if people do not do what the person or group is asking 人质◆Three children were taken hostage during the bank robbery.这起银行抢劫案中有三名儿童被扣为人质。◆The government is negotiating the release of the hostages.政府正就释放人质进行谈判。■ prisoner [countable] a person who has been captured, for example by an enemy, and is being kept somewhere 被（敌人等）关起来的人；俘虏；战俘◆He was taken prisoner by rebel soldiers.他被叛军俘虏了。◆They are holding her prisoner and demanding a large ransom.他们把她劫为人质，并索要巨额赎金。ⓘ The more frequent meaning of prisoner is 'a person who is kept in prison'. * prisoner更常表达的词义是“囚犯”。 see also prisoner ⇨ prisoner ■ captive /ˈkæptɪv/ / [countable] (literary) a person who is kept as a prisoner 俘虏；战俘；囚徒◆Talks have persuaded the terrorists to set the captives free.通过谈判说服了恐怖分子释放俘虏。NOTE 辨析 Prisoner or captive? Captive is often used in more historical contexts involving people such as kings, queens and princesses. * captive常用于涉及国王、王后和公主等人物的历史语境◆Their king was now a captive in Talleyrand's chateau.他们的国王现在被囚禁在塔列朗城堡。It is also sometimes used when talking about political organizations holding people against their will. Prisoner is more often used to talk about people who have been captured in war. * captive有时还指政治团体强行拘禁的人。prisoner多指战俘◆He spent half the war as a prisoner.战争期间他有一半时间是战俘。 ■ detainee / /ˌdiːteɪˈniː/ / [countable] (rather formal) a person who is kept in prison, especially for political reasons and often without a trial （尤指因政治原因且未经审判的）被拘留者，被扣押者◆The detainee can make a formal complaint after release.被拘押者得到释放后可以提出正式控告。■ ˌprisoner of ˈwar [countable] a person, usually a member of the armed forces, who is captured by the enemy during a war and kept in a prison camp until the war has finished 战俘；俘虏◆After several more months as a prisoner of war, he escaped again.又当了几个月的战俘之后，他再次逃跑了。■ POW /ˌpiː əʊ ˈdʌbljuː; NAmE ˌpiː oʊ ˈdʌbljuː/ (plural POWs) [countable] the abbreviation for 'prisoner of war' 战俘，俘虏（prisoner of war的缩写）◆He remained a POW for the rest of the war.自此他一直是战俘，直到战争结束。 |