🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典:
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯!)
最近搜尋:
BNC: 1932 COCA: 2419

prisoner

prisoner /ˈprɪzn̩ɚ/ noun
plural prisoners
prisoner
/ˈprɪzn̩ɚ/
noun
plural prisoners
Learner's definition of PRISONER
[count]
: a person who is kept in a prison犯人;囚犯
: a person who has been captured and is being kept somewhere俘虏
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻

take no prisoners

: to deal with the people you are competing with or trying to defeat in a very harsh way without mercy赶尽杀绝;毫不留情
see also take-no-prisoners
BNC: 1932 COCA: 2419

prisoner

noun

pris·​on·​er ˈpriz-nər How to pronounce prisoner (audio)
ˈpri-zᵊn-ər
1
: a person deprived of liberty and kept under involuntary restraint, confinement, or custody
especially : one on trial or in prison
2
: someone restrained as if in prison
a prisoner of her own conscience

see also take-no-prisoners, take no prisoners

Example Sentences

He was captured by rebel forces and kept as their prisoner for several months before they set him free. The families were held prisoner for four days.
Recent Examples on the Web In exchange for the vigilante justice, Barnett said Pitz offered the prisoner enforcers more freedoms. Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 The beating captured by surveillance video occurred on Jan. 12, 2018, after the prisoner spat in the direction of Newland and another officer. Fox News, 7 Sep. 2022 That first meeting between the paratrooper and the prisoner in May 1945 would eventually lead to others, including a face-to-face reunion 60 years later in Texas. Fredrick Kunkle, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 The Conservation Camp Program endured, but officials emphasized the benefits to the state, such as cost savings and conservation, rather than the welfare of the individual prisoner. Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022 Peters blocks the stabbing attempt, then throws Duran to the ground and radioes for help before jumping on the prisoner to handcuff him, the video shows. David K. Li, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2022 But on Friday -- in a surreal case of life imitating art -- Straka portrayed the prisoner in the cell. Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 7 Aug. 2022 The verdict also now places added attention on the potential prisoner exchange the U.S. government recently offered to Russia. Julie Mazziotta, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2022 More time passed until she was finally allowed out, blindly passing the Russian prisoner exchanged for her. Lori Hinnant And Vasilisa Stepanenko, Anchorage Daily News, 11 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of prisoner was in the 14th century
BNC: 1932 COCA: 2419
prisoner

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + PRISONER | PHRASES ADJECTIVEvirtual實際意義上的囚犯Without a wheelchair, she is a virtual prisoner in her own home.沒有輪椅,她就是個被困在家裏的囚犯。political政治犯life, long-term (BrE) 無期徒刑的/長期監禁的囚犯short-term (BrE) 短期監禁的囚犯remand (BrE) 還押候審的犯人condemned, convicted (especially BrE) 已判刑的犯人;已決犯death-row死囚犯escaped逃犯captured (especially NAmE) 被抓獲的犯人released獲釋的囚犯model模範囚犯He was a model prisoner, and was released after serving only half of his five-year sentence.他是模範囚犯,5 年刑期僅僅服了一半就獲釋了。fellow同監犯人They were allowed only limited contact with their fellow prisoners.他們只許與同監犯有限接觸。VERB + PRISONERcapture, take抓獲俘虜They had captured over 100 prisoners.他們抓獲了 100 多名俘虜。detain, hold, incarcerate (especially NAmE) 扣留/扣住/監禁犯人Over 2 million prisoners are currently incarcerated in the US.目前,在美國有超過 200 萬在押犯人。free, release釋放犯人rehabilitate改造犯人execute處決囚犯PHRASEShold sb prisoner, keep sb prisoner關押/囚禁某人They were kept prisoner in a basement room for eight months.他們在一間地下室被關押了 8 個月。a prisoner of conscience政治犯The former prisoner of conscience was elected president of the new democracy.從前的政治犯當選為新的民主政府的總統。a prisoner of war戰俘be taken prisoner被俘虜Many soldiers were taken prisoner.許多士兵被俘。

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime