captive /ˈkæptɪv/ star2 CET6 TEM4 (captives)

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  ADJ（形容词） A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed. 被囚禁的; 被圈养的 [文学性]

  例：

  Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal.

  她心如鹿撞，怦怦跳个不停。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A captive is someone who is captive. 被囚禁者

  例：

  He described the difficulties of surviving for four months as a captive.

  他讲述了沦为阶下囚的4个月中生存的种种不易。

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  ADJ（形容词） A captive audience is a group of people who are not free to leave a certain place and so have to watch or listen. A captive market is a group of people who cannot choose whether or where to buy things. (观众) 不能随意离开的; (市场) 被垄断的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  We all performed action songs, sketches, and dances before a captive audience of parents and patrons.

  我们都表演了带动作的歌曲、短剧和舞蹈给父母和赞助人这类被动观众看。

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  PHRASE（习语） If you take someone captive or hold someone captive, you take or keep them as a prisoner. 囚禁某人

  例：

  Richard was finally released on February 4, one year and six weeks after he'd been taken captive.

  理查德经历了1年零6周的囚禁之后，终于在2月4日被释放。