ADJ 被监禁的;被关押的 A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal. 她心情紧张起来,一颗心在胸膛里扑通扑通跳个不停。
A captive is someone who is captive. 俘虏;囚犯
He described the difficulties of surviving for four months as a captive. 他描述了被俘4个月里挣扎求生的艰难岁月。
ADJ (观众)被强制的,受控制的;(市场)垄断的,没有选择权的 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.
We all performed action songs, sketches and dances before a captive audience of parents and patrons... 家长和赞助人被迫观看了我们表演的指令歌、滑稽小品和舞蹈。
Airlines consider business travellers a captive market. 航空公司把商务旅行者视为垄断性市场。
PHRASE 俘虏;扣押;关押 If you take someone captive or hold someone captive, you take or keep them as a prisoner.
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个星期后,终于在2月4日获释。
Rebels in Liberia have released four foreigners after holding them captive for a week. 利比里亚的叛乱分子释放了4名被扣押了一个星期的外国人。