plural prisoners
plural prisoners
Learner's definition of PRISONER
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: a person who is kept in a prison犯人;囚犯 2
: a person who has been captured and is being kept somewhere俘虏 -
He was captured by rebel forces and kept as their prisoner for several months before they set him free.他被叛军抓获成为了战俘,几个月后才被释放。
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They took him prisoner. = He was taken prisoner. [=they captured him and made him their prisoner]他们俘虏了他。
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The families were held/kept prisoner for four days.这家人当了四天俘虏。
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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