prisoner
noun
ˈprɪzənə
noun
1
someone
who
is
kept
in
a
prison
as
a
legal
punishment
for
a
crime
or
while
they
are
waiting
for
their
TRIAL
犯人，囚犯;
BrE
Relationships
between
the
staff
and
the
prisoners
are
good.
狱警和犯人友好相处。
Prisoners
here
only
serve
short
sentences.
这里的犯人只是短期服刑。
remand
prisoner
The
organization
is
arguing
for
the
release
of
political
prisoners
(=people
in
prison
because
of
their
political
opinions)
.
该组织正在争取释放政治犯。
2
someone
who
is
taken
by
force
and
kept
somewhere
被拘押的人; 俘虏; 战俘;
hold/keep
sb
prisoner
The
guerillas
kept
her
prisoner
for
three
months.
游击队员将她囚禁了 3 个月。
He
was
being
held
prisoner.
他正被囚禁。
Our
pilot
was
taken
prisoner
.
我们的飞行员被劫持了。
The
army
advanced,
taking
200,000
prisoners
.
军队向前推进，抓了 20 万名俘虏。
3
someone
who
is
in
a
place
or
situation
from
which
they
cannot
escape
难以脱离〔某地〕的人; 无法摆脱某种状况的人
He
is
a
prisoner
of
his
own
past.
他无法摆脱自己的过去。