prisoner

释义

prison（「抓捕之地」）+ -er（人）= 那次擒拿中被抓的那一方——被抓住并关起来的人。take prisoner（生擒、俘虏）仍保留着原始的「抓捕」画面：在战争或冲突中擒住某人。

常用搭配

• 1.take prisoner生擒，俘虏
• 2.prisoner of war战俘
• 3.political prisoner政治犯
• 4.release a prisoner释放囚犯

例句

• 1.

  The prisoners were allowed one hour of exercise a day.

  囚犯每天获准放风一小时。

• 2.

  Hundreds of soldiers were taken prisoner during the battle.

  战斗中数百名士兵被俘。

• 3.

  He was held as a political prisoner for over a decade.

  他作为政治犯被关押了十多年。