kidnap

🇬🇧 UK/'kidnæp/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To seize and hold a person illegally, often demanding a ransom for their release.

绑架,诱拐

n.

An act or instance of kidnapping someone.

绑架事件

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
kidother
+
napother
=kidnap

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The authorities investigated the kidnap case and arrested several suspects.

  • 2.

    Kidnap for ransom became a serious crime in that region during the 1990s.

  • 3.

    The film depicts a harrowing kidnap attempt that changes the victim's life forever.

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