prisoner 是什么意思？prisoner 的含义 - 柯林高阶英语学习词典 - 在线工具

Word forms: plural prisoners

1. countable noun

A prisoner is a person who is kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime that they have committed.

The committee is concerned about the large number of prisoners sharing cells.

Synonyms: convict, con [slang], lag [slang], jailbird More Synonyms of prisoner

2. countable noun [oft hold/take n N]

A prisoner is a person who has been captured by an enemy, for example in war.

...wartime hostages and concentration-camp prisoners.

He was held prisoner in Vietnam from 1966 to 1973.

He was taken prisoner in North Africa in 1942.

Synonyms: captive, hostage, detainee, internee More Synonyms of prisoner

3. countable noun

If you say that you are a prisoner of a situation, you mean that your are trapped by it.

We are all prisoners of our childhood and feel an obligation to it. [+ of]

She was a prisoner of her own ego.

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