captive的意思|示意
adj. 被监禁的，被关押的,（市场）垄断的
n. 囚徒,俘虏
captive的用法详解
Captive是一个形容词，也可以作为名词，意思是“被囚禁的；被捕获的”。而形容词构成的短语“captive audience”或“captive audiences”则表示某种实施威权或采取压迫性政策来“保持观众的注意力”，以使观众被迫接受某种观点或理论的同义词。
例句：
1.The book tells the inspiring story of a man who escaped from a captive camp.
这本书讲述了一个逃出囚禁营的男人令人鼓舞的故事。
2.As a captive audience, we were forced to listen to hours of sales pitches.
作为被动收听者，我们被迫听了几个小时的推销演讲。
3.Environmental activists are trying to make sure corporations don’t take advantage of a captive population.
环保活动人士正努力确保公司不利用被动的群众受益。
captive相关例句
Airlines consider business travellers a captive market.
航空公司把商务旅行者视为垄断性市场。
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The kidnappers gave him hell for the six months they held him captive.
绑架者们把他们监禁了起一来,给他吃了6个月苦头.
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The Empire eventually caught up with Karrde and took him captive.
他们暂时安顿在遥远的里希星球.
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Lying in my hospital bed, I was a captive audience to her uninteresting stories.
我那时躺在医院里只好听她讲那些乏味的故事.
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Does Japan announce the Pacific Ocean battlefield day army has the number captive after surrendering?
日本宣布投降后太平洋战场日军有多少俘虏?
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Don't treat the captive with so much violence.
对待俘虏不要那么凶暴.
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