| 釋義 |
captive /'kaeptiv; 'kaeptiv/ n, adj 1 (person, animal) taken prisoner, kept as a prisoner, 俘虜; 被俘虜?shù)?(人); 被捕獲的 (動物) 。 be taken/hold sb ~, take or keep him prisoner. 被俘虜; 被捕獲 (俘虜某人) 。| ~ balloon, one that is held to the ground by a cable. 用繩索系于地面上的氣球; 系留氣球。 2 L 'audience, one that cannot get away easily and is, therefore, open to persuasion (eg schoolchildren watching TV). 俘虜聽眾; 俘虜觀眾 (無法輕易離開者，故易受誘服，如觀看電視的學童) 。 captivity /kaep'tivati; kaep'tivati/ n [U] state of being held ~: 被俘虜?shù)臓顟B(tài); 囚禁： Some birds will not sing in captivity. 有的鳥被關住就不肯鳴叫。 |