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ADJ
被監禁的;被關押的
A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
例句
Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal.
她心情緊張起來，一顆心在胸膛里撲通撲通跳個不停。
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ADJ
（觀眾）被強制的，受控制的;(市場)壟斷的，沒有選擇權的
A captive audience is a group of people who are not free to leave a certain place and so have to watch or listen. A captive market is a group of people who cannot choose whether or where to buy things.
例句
We all performed action songs, sketches and dances before a captive audience of parents and patrons...
家長和贊助人被迫觀看了我們表演的指令歌、滑稽小品和舞蹈。
Airlines consider business travellers a captive market.
航空公司把商務旅行者視為壟斷性市場。
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PHRASE
俘虜;扣押;關押
If you take someone captive or hold someone captive, you take or keep them as a prisoner.
例句
Richard was finally released on February 4, one year and six weeks after he'd been taken captive...
理查德在被扣押一年零六個星期后,終于在2月4日獲釋。
Rebels in Liberia have released four foreigners after holding them captive for a week.
利比里亞的叛亂分子釋放了4名被扣押了一個星期的外國人。