prisoner
n. 囚犯; 俘虏; 为…所困的人
A prisoner is a person who is kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime that they have committed.
The committee is concerned about the large number of prisoners sharing cells.
这个委员会对牢房拥挤问题表示担忧。
A prisoner is a person who has been captured by an enemy, for example in war.
...wartime hostages and concentration-camp prisoners...
战时的人质和集中营的战俘
He was held prisoner in Vietnam from 1966 to 1973...
他在1966年到1973年间被作为战俘关押在越南。
If you say that you are a prisoner of a situation, you mean that your are trapped by it.
We are all prisoners of our childhood and feel an obligation to it...
我们都无法忘记自己的童年时代,觉得仍然为它所缚。
She was a prisoner of her own ego.
她为自己的自尊心所困。
1. a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
prisoner, captive, convict
这些名词均含"囚犯,俘虏"之意。
take no prisoners
(追求目标时)富于进取的,毫不妥协的
The prisoner was committed for trial.
那名囚犯被提交审判.
Let's wall the prisoner up in the castle.
咱们把这个犯人关在城堡里吧.
The policemen are running after a prisoner who escaped last night.
警察在追捕一名昨夜逃跑的犯人.
The prisoner was surprised into admitting his guilt.
有人使囚犯无意中承认自己有罪.
The police extradited a prisoner from Florida back to New York.
警方将一名犯人从佛罗里达州引渡回纽约.