| 词汇 | hostage |
| 释义 | hostage 1 ENTRIES FOUND: hostage (noun) hostage /ˈhɑːstɪʤ/ noun plural hostages hostage /ˈhɑːstɪʤ/ noun plural hostages Learner's definition of HOSTAGE [count] : a person who is captured by someone who demands that certain things be done before the captured person is freed人质 The terrorists demanded a plane and a pilot in exchange for the hostages.恐怖分子索要一架飞机和一名飞行员以交换人质。 The hostage crisis is now entering its second week.此次人质危机现在已是第二周了。 The passengers were taken hostage.那些乘客被劫持为人质。 They were held hostage for several days.他们被扣为人质已有几日。 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 a neighborhood being held hostage to fear [=a neighborhood controlled or dominated by fear]充斥着恐惧的街区 a hostage to fortune ◊ In British English, a hostage to fortune is something (such as a promise or an action) that someone has made or done that may cause problems in the future. In U.S. English, this phrase is much less common and is usually understood to mean a person whose future success or failure is controlled by luck or fortune.在英国英语中，a hostage to fortune表示可能招来麻烦的事物（如许诺、行为等）。而在美国英语中，此短语不太常用，通常指命运由运气或上天来决定的人。 |
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