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hostage: 1 n a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms Synonyms: surety Type of: captive , prisoner a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
Three children were taken hostage during the bank robbery. He was held hostage for almost a year. The government is negotiating the release of the hostages. The hijackers kept the pilot as a hostage on board the plane. The gunmen took 24 hostages. diplomatic efforts to get the hostages released
HOSTAGE translate: 人质. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese simplified Dictionary.
CAPTIVE definition: 1. a person or animal whose ability to move or act freely is limited by being kept in a space; a…. Learn more.
hos·tage. (hŏs′tĭj) n. 1. A person held by one party in a conflict as security that specified terms will be met by the opposing party. 2. One that serves as security against an implied threat: superpowers held hostage to each other by their nuclear arsenals. 3.
If someone is taken hostage or is held hostage, they are captured and kept as a hostage..... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
1 a person who is captured and held prisoner by a person or group, and who may be injured or killed if people do not do what the person or group is asking Three children were taken hostage during the bank robbery. He was held hostage for almost a year. The government is negotiating the release of the hostages.
