prisoner
gb/pɹˈɪznɚ/ us/pɹˈɪznɚ/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 2000
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
A2
entity
1
Person held in prison
A person who is kept in a prison by the police or government.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] is a prisoner
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'prisoner' with 'guard', which is the person watching over the prisoners.
Συνώνυμα
inmate (Commonly used for someone living in prison; slightly more formal.)
Αντώνυμα
free citizen (A person not under arrest or imprisonment.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
political prisoner
|prisoner of war
|take prisoner
|release a prisoner
|free the prisoner
Θέματα
law
|crime
|justice
|daily_life
Παραδείγματα
- The prisoner was sentenced to ten years in jail.
- Several prisoners escaped during the night.
- She works as a teacher for prisoners at the local jail.
- The guards escorted the prisoner to the courtroom.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The prisoner is in a small room.
- The police take the prisoner to the station.
- The prisoner eats lunch at noon.
- The prisoner talks to a lawyer.
Ουσιαστικό
B1
entity
2
Person captured in war
A person caught and kept by the enemy in a war.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] is a prisoner of [group/country]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may not realize 'prisoner of war' is a fixed expression meaning someone captured in war.
Συνώνυμα
captive (General term for someone kept against their will, not limited to war.)
Αντώνυμα
liberated soldier (A soldier who has been freed after being held captive.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
prisoner of war
|taken prisoner
|release prisoners
|hold prisoners
Θέματα
war
|conflict
|military
|law
|politics
Παραδείγματα
- He was taken prisoner during the battle.
- The soldiers rescued several prisoners from the camp.
- The treaty called for the exchange of prisoners of war.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- They take him prisoner in the fight.
- The army frees the prisoners.
- He is a prisoner of the other side.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
prisoner
IPA
GB/pɹˈɪznɚ/
US/pɹˈɪznɚ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
pris - on - er (3 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (pris)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: prisoner
- Plural: prisoners
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
hold prisoner
1/hˈoʊld pɹˈɪznɚ/
fixed phrase
Keep someone in custody
To keep someone locked up and not free to go.
Παραδείγματα
- They are holding two journalists prisoner.
- The kidnappers held her prisoner for weeks.
prisoner of war
1/pɹˈɪznɚ əv wˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
Soldier captured in battle
A soldier who is caught and kept by the enemy during a war.
Παραδείγματα
- Many prisoners of war were returned after the conflict ended.
- He spent three years as a prisoner of war.
set free a prisoner
1/sˈɛt fɹˈi ə pɹˈɪznɚ/
fixed phrase
Release a prisoner from custody
To let a prisoner go free.
Παραδείγματα
- The governor set free several prisoners on New Year's Day.
- They set the political prisoner free after ten years.
take prisoner
1/tˈeɪk pɹˈɪznɚ/
fixed phrase
Capture someone and hold them
To catch someone and keep them as a prisoner.
Παραδείγματα
- The rebels took several soldiers prisoner.
- Police took the suspect prisoner after a long chase.