captive

Word family nouncaptivancecaptivationcaptivitycaptiveverbcaptivateadjectivecaptivatingadverbcaptivatingly

cap·tive1 /ˈkæptɪv/ adjectiveadj

1 KEEP somebody IN A PLACEkept in prison or in a place that you are not allowed to leave 被关押的，遭监禁的

captive soldiers

被俘的士兵

captive animals

被关住的动物

His son had been taken captive (=became a prisoner) during the raid.

他的儿子在这次突袭中被劫持了。

a pilot who was held captive (=kept as a prisoner) for six years

一名被囚六年的飞行员

2. captive audience GROUP OF PEOPLEpeople who listen or watch someone or something because they have to, not because they are interested 非自愿的听众[观众]

Examples from the Corpus

captive audience• And so when I talk to a young person I have a captive audience.• But beyond the hedge, Mundin had run into a captive audience.• He was a real showman, and however he was feeling, he always rose to the bait of a captive audience!• Verbal, as opposed to written, reports give you more freedom to exploit your captive audience.• His family were a captive audience, especially at meal times, which were central to their day.• It can be said he was addressing a captive audience ... of stooges.• He really loved the hairdressing profession as it gave him a captive audience to bounce his latest jokes off.• Father Tim saw at once that the truest meaning of the term captive audience was being demonstrated right before his eyes.

3. captive market the people who must buy a particular product or service, because they need it and there is only one company selling it 专属市场，垄断市场

Examples from the Corpus

captive market• In the past, manufacturers had a captive market.• Philip Leapor did not have a captive market.

4 be captive to something to be unable to think or speak freely, because of being influenced too much by something 受某事物禁锢，受某事物影响而无法摆脱

Our communities should not be captive to the mistakes of the past.

我们的社会不应受制于过去的错误。

Examples from the Corpus

be captive to something• We want to cooperate with leading manufacturers without being captive to them.

Examples from the Corpus

captive• While the camps remain, the villagers are themselves captive.• the breeding of captive animals• Her captive breeding programmes are being attempted.• The outcome of these behaviours in a captive colony is the formation of one-male groups similar to those found in the wild.• Just how essential this help can be was documented over 18 years by a researcher studying these animals in a captive environment.• For that reason, modern nation-states are free to unleash devastating reprisals against their captive nations who attempt liberation.• What white woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me?• Not that socially imposed monogamy need extend to captive slaves.

held captive• Work out the answers to these questions: Where were the Athenians held captive?• I am being held captive by Simon Butcher, the society photographer.• Little wonder patients held captive by their immobility were fearful.• She had been physically hurt when she was dragged from the villa and she had been held captive ever since.• A gun's been recovered after the latest attack, in which a store manager was held captive for six hours.

captive2 noun [countableC]

KEEP somebody IN A PLACEsomeone who is kept as a prisoner, especially in a war 战俘，俘虏，囚徒

Examples from the Corpus

captive• Captors and captives stood in dumb impatience for the roll-call to be finished.• By night he is a prisoner, the last captive of Tangentopoli.• Beginners are not captives of their past; they are eager to learn, and able to learn.• Would he spare the lives of captives?• Armed gunmen broke into the church and took the priest captive.• But what pleasure to be left hanging as the sticky captive in the center of the silvery web!• All the captives were kept in a darkened room with their hands tied.• In many different cultures the captives taken in war have tended to be women rather than men.• They had gone into a huddle, obviously discussing their captives.• The rebels promise to release their captives unharmed if their demands are met.• The rebels promised to release their captives unharmed if the government did as they said.

From Longman Business Dictionary

captivecap·tive /ˈkæptɪv/ adjectiveadj [only before a noun]

captive viewers or customers watch a company’s advertisements or buy a company’s products because they have no other choice

Kids in the classroom are a captive audience to whom ads may seem a welcome break from studies.

Companies exporting to Third World countries often get a captive market for their goods.

Origin captive1

(1400-1500) Latin captivus, from captus, past participle of capere “to take”

词汇	captive
释义	captive Word family nouncaptivancecaptivationcaptivitycaptiveverbcaptivateadjectivecaptivatingadverbcaptivatingly cap·tive1 /ˈkæptɪv/ adjectiveadj 1 KEEP somebody IN A PLACEkept in prison or in a place that you are not allowed to leave 被关押的，遭监禁的 captive soldiers 被俘的士兵 captive animals 被关住的动物 His son had been taken captive (=became a prisoner) during the raid. 他的儿子在这次突袭中被劫持了。 a pilot who was held captive (=kept as a prisoner) for six years 一名被囚六年的飞行员 2. captive audience GROUP OF PEOPLEpeople who listen or watch someone or something because they have to, not because they are interested 非自愿的听众[观众] Examples from the Corpus captive audience• And so when I talk to a young person I have a captive audience.• But beyond the hedge, Mundin had run into a captive audience.• He was a real showman, and however he was feeling, he always rose to the bait of a captive audience!• Verbal, as opposed to written, reports give you more freedom to exploit your captive audience.• His family were a captive audience, especially at meal times, which were central to their day.• It can be said he was addressing a captive audience ... of stooges.• He really loved the hairdressing profession as it gave him a captive audience to bounce his latest jokes off.• Father Tim saw at once that the truest meaning of the term captive audience was being demonstrated right before his eyes. 3. captive market the people who must buy a particular product or service, because they need it and there is only one company selling it 专属市场，垄断市场 Examples from the Corpus captive market• In the past, manufacturers had a captive market.• Philip Leapor did not have a captive market. 4 be captive to something to be unable to think or speak freely, because of being influenced too much by something 受某事物禁锢，受某事物影响而无法摆脱 Our communities should not be captive to the mistakes of the past. 我们的社会不应受制于过去的错误。 Examples from the Corpus be captive to something• We want to cooperate with leading manufacturers without being captive to them. Examples from the Corpus captive• While the camps remain, the villagers are themselves captive.• the breeding of captive animals• Her captive breeding programmes are being attempted.• The outcome of these behaviours in a captive colony is the formation of one-male groups similar to those found in the wild.• Just how essential this help can be was documented over 18 years by a researcher studying these animals in a captive environment.• For that reason, modern nation-states are free to unleash devastating reprisals against their captive nations who attempt liberation.• What white woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me?• Not that socially imposed monogamy need extend to captive slaves. held captive• Work out the answers to these questions: Where were the Athenians held captive?• I am being held captive by Simon Butcher, the society photographer.• Little wonder patients held captive by their immobility were fearful.• She had been physically hurt when she was dragged from the villa and she had been held captive ever since.• A gun's been recovered after the latest attack, in which a store manager was held captive for six hours. captive2 noun [countableC] KEEP somebody IN A PLACEsomeone who is kept as a prisoner, especially in a war 战俘，俘虏，囚徒 Examples from the Corpus captive• Captors and captives stood in dumb impatience for the roll-call to be finished.• By night he is a prisoner, the last captive of Tangentopoli.• Beginners are not captives of their past; they are eager to learn, and able to learn.• Would he spare the lives of captives?• Armed gunmen broke into the church and took the priest captive.• But what pleasure to be left hanging as the sticky captive in the center of the silvery web!• All the captives were kept in a darkened room with their hands tied.• In many different cultures the captives taken in war have tended to be women rather than men.• They had gone into a huddle, obviously discussing their captives.• The rebels promise to release their captives unharmed if their demands are met.• The rebels promised to release their captives unharmed if the government did as they said. From Longman Business Dictionary captivecap·tive /ˈkæptɪv/ adjectiveadj [only before a noun] captive viewers or customers watch a company’s advertisements or buy a company’s products because they have no other choice Kids in the classroom are a captive audience to whom ads may seem a welcome break from studies. Companies exporting to Third World countries often get a captive market for their goods. Origin captive1 (1400-1500) Latin captivus, from captus, past participle of capere “to take”
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