prisoner
gb/pɹˈɪznɚ/ us/pɹˈɪznɚ/
A2
انگلیسی
~ 2000
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
A2
entity
1
Person held in prison
A person who is kept in a prison by the police or government.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] is a prisoner
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'prisoner' with 'guard', which is the person watching over the prisoners.
هممعنیها
inmate (Commonly used for someone living in prison; slightly more formal.)
متضادها
free citizen (A person not under arrest or imprisonment.)
ترکیبهای رایج
political prisoner
|prisoner of war
|take prisoner
|release a prisoner
|free the prisoner
موضوعها
law
|crime
|justice
|daily_life
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
اسم
B1
entity
2
Person captured in war
A person caught and kept by the enemy in a war.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] is a prisoner of [group/country]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may not realize 'prisoner of war' is a fixed expression meaning someone captured in war.
هممعنیها
captive (General term for someone kept against their will, not limited to war.)
متضادها
liberated soldier (A soldier who has been freed after being held captive.)
ترکیبهای رایج
prisoner of war
|taken prisoner
|release prisoners
|hold prisoners
موضوعها
war
|conflict
|military
|law
|politics
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- They take him prisoner in the fight.
- The army frees the prisoners.
- He is a prisoner of the other side.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
prisoner
IPA
GB/pɹˈɪznɚ/
US/pɹˈɪznɚ/
هجاها و تکیه
pris - on - er (۳ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (pris)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: prisoner
- Plural: prisoners
خانوادهٔ واژه
عبارتها
hold prisoner
1/hˈoʊld pɹˈɪznɚ/
fixed phrase
Keep someone in custody
To keep someone locked up and not free to go.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- The rebels took several soldiers prisoner.
- Police took the suspect prisoner after a long chase.