captive

1. ADJ A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed. 被囚禁的; 被圈養(yǎng)的[文學(xué)性]

Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal. 她心如鹿撞，怦怦跳個(gè)不停。

2. N-COUNT A captive is someone who is captive. 被囚禁者

He described the difficulties of surviving for four months as a captive. 他講述了淪為階下囚的4個(gè)月中生存的種種不易。

3. ADJ 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. (觀眾) 不能隨意離開的; (市場(chǎng)) 被壟斷的[ADJ n]

We all performed action songs, sketches, and dances before a captive audience of parents and patrons. 我們都表演了帶動(dòng)作的歌曲、短劇和舞蹈給父母和贊助人這類被動(dòng)觀眾看。

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

Richard was finally released on February 4, one year and six weeks after he'd been taken captive. 理查德經(jīng)歷了1年零6周的囚禁之后，終于在2月4日被釋放。