prisoner
gb/pɹˈɪznɚ/ us/pɹˈɪznɚ/
A2
אנגלית
~ 2000
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
A2
entity
1
Person held in prison
A person who is kept in a prison by the police or government.
תבנית שימוש:
[someone] is a prisoner
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'prisoner' with 'guard', which is the person watching over the prisoners.
מילים נרדפות
inmate (Commonly used for someone living in prison; slightly more formal.)
הפכים
free citizen (A person not under arrest or imprisonment.)
צירופים
political prisoner
|prisoner of war
|take prisoner
|release a prisoner
|free the prisoner
נושאים
law
|crime
|justice
|daily_life
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
שם עצם
B1
entity
2
Person captured in war
A person caught and kept by the enemy in a war.
תבנית שימוש:
[someone] is a prisoner of [group/country]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may not realize 'prisoner of war' is a fixed expression meaning someone captured in war.
מילים נרדפות
captive (General term for someone kept against their will, not limited to war.)
הפכים
liberated soldier (A soldier who has been freed after being held captive.)
צירופים
prisoner of war
|taken prisoner
|release prisoners
|hold prisoners
נושאים
war
|conflict
|military
|law
|politics
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- They take him prisoner in the fight.
- The army frees the prisoners.
- He is a prisoner of the other side.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
prisoner
IPA
GB/pɹˈɪznɚ/
US/pɹˈɪznɚ/
הברות והטעמה
pris - on - er (3 הברות)
Stress on 1st syllable (pris)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: prisoner
- Plural: prisoners
משפחת מילים
ביטויים
hold prisoner
1/hˈoʊld pɹˈɪznɚ/
fixed phrase
Keep someone in custody
To keep someone locked up and not free to go.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- The rebels took several soldiers prisoner.
- Police took the suspect prisoner after a long chase.