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a person who is kept in prison as a punishment, or while they are waiting for trial 囚犯；犯人；羁押候审者 The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen. 被判无期徒刑的囚犯数目下降了。 They called for the prisoners to be released. 他们呼吁释放囚犯。 They are demanding the release of all political prisoners. 他们正在要求释放所有的政治犯。 international minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners 囚犯待遇最低限度国际标准
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb1Over 2 million prisoners are currently incarcerated in the US. 目前，在美国有超过 200 万在押犯人。 They were allowed only limited contact with their fellow prisoners. 他们只许与同监犯有限接触。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- virtual
- political
- life
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- capture
- take
- detain
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- hold somebody prisoner
- keep somebody prisoner
- a prisoner of conscience
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a person who has been captured, for example by an enemy, and is being kept somewhere 被（敌人等）关起来的人；俘虏；战俘 He was taken prisoner by rebel soldiers. 他被叛军俘虏了。 They are holding her prisoner and demanding a large ransom. 他们把她劫持了，并索要巨额赎金。 For three days they kept him a prisoner. 他们把他囚禁了三天。 - (figurative)
She is afraid to go out and has become a virtual prisoner in her own home. 她不敢出门，实际上已成了关在家中的囚犯。 - (figurative)
He was a prisoner of his own ignorance. 他是自己无知的囚犯。
Extra ExamplesThey had captured over 100 prisoners. 他们抓获了 100 多名俘虏。 They were kept prisoner for eight months in a tiny flat. 他们在一间狭小的公寓里被关押了8 个月。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- virtual
- political
- life
- …
- capture
- take
- detain
- …
- hold somebody prisoner
- keep somebody prisoner
- a prisoner of conscience
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French prisonier, from prison, from Latin prensio(n-), variant of prehensio(n-) ‘laying hold of’, from the verb prehendere.