hostage
英 /ˈhɒstɪdʒ/
中文释义
n. 人质，抵押品
A person held captive, often to secure a demand or negotiation.
常用搭配
- take hostage劫为人质
- a hostage situation人质事件
- release a hostage释放人质
例句
- The robbers took two customers hostage.劫匪劫持了两名顾客。
- Negotiators worked calmly to free the hostages.谈判人员冷静地设法解救人质。