prisoner
gb/pɹˈɪznɚ/ us/pɹˈɪznɚ/
A2
英语
~ 2000
义项
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名词
A2
entity
1
Person held in prison
A person who is kept in a prison by the police or government.
用法模式：
[someone] is a prisoner
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'prisoner' with 'guard', which is the person watching over the prisoners.
近义词
inmate (Commonly used for someone living in prison; slightly more formal.)
反义词
free citizen (A person not under arrest or imprisonment.)
搭配
political prisoner
|prisoner of war
|take prisoner
|release a prisoner
|free the prisoner
主题
law
|crime
|justice
|daily_life
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
名词
B1
entity
2
Person captured in war
A person caught and kept by the enemy in a war.
用法模式：
[someone] is a prisoner of [group/country]
常见错误：
Learners may not realize 'prisoner of war' is a fixed expression meaning someone captured in war.
近义词
captive (General term for someone kept against their will, not limited to war.)
反义词
liberated soldier (A soldier who has been freed after being held captive.)
搭配
prisoner of war
|taken prisoner
|release prisoners
|hold prisoners
主题
war
|conflict
|military
|law
|politics
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- They take him prisoner in the fight.
- The army frees the prisoners.
- He is a prisoner of the other side.
语法
词典原形
prisoner
IPA
GB/pɹˈɪznɚ/
US/pɹˈɪznɚ/
音节与重音
pris - on - er （3 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (pris)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: prisoner
- Plural: prisoners
词族
相关表达
hold prisoner
1/hˈoʊld pɹˈɪznɚ/
fixed phrase
Keep someone in custody
To keep someone locked up and not free to go.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- The rebels took several soldiers prisoner.
- Police took the suspect prisoner after a long chase.