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hostage
- IPA[ˈhɒstɪdʒ]
英式
- a person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition
noun: hostage, plural noun: hostages
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名詞
- 1. a person seized or held as security for the fulfilment of a condition three hostages were released but only after their families paid an estimated $200,000 to the guerrillas
- the act of seizing or holding a person as security for the fulfilment of a condition: with the recent escalation of hostilities comes the tactic of hostage-taking sabotage and hostage-takings by community activists
Oxford Dictionary
- a person who seizes or holds someone as security for the fulfilment of a condition: the government maintained a policy of refusing to negotiate with hostage takers
Oxford Dictionary
- an undertaking or remark that is regarded as unwise because it invites trouble or could prove ...
Oxford Dictionary
- an undertaking or remark that is regarded as unwise because it invites trouble or could prove ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- seize and keep someone as a hostage
Oxford American Dictionary
- seize and keep someone as a hostage
Oxford Dictionary
- an act, commitment, or remark that is regarded as unwise because it invites trouble or could ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- seize and keep someone as a hostage
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈhästij]
美式
- a person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition: three hostages were released but only after their families paid an estimated $200,000 to the guerrillas
Oxford American Dictionary
