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hostage
/ˈhɑːstɪdʒ/
American
- n. 人质
- Definition
- n. a person held prisoner to force others to meet demands
- Example
- The robbers held two employees hostage inside the bank.
- 劫匪把两名员工挟持在银行里作为人质。
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