captive

1. ADJ A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed. 被囚禁的; 被圈养的[文学性]

Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal. 她心如鹿撞，怦怦跳个不停。

2. N-COUNT A captive is someone who is captive. 被囚禁者

He described the difficulties of surviving for four months as a captive. 他讲述了沦为阶下囚的4个月中生存的种种不易。

3. ADJ A captive audience is a group of people who are not free to leave a certain place and so have to watch or listen. A captive market is a group of people who cannot choose whether or where to buy things. (观众) 不能随意离开的; (市场) 被垄断的[ADJ n]

We all performed action songs, sketches, and dances before a captive audience of parents and patrons. 我们都表演了带动作的歌曲、短剧和舞蹈给父母和赞助人这类被动观众看。

4. PHRASE If you take someone captive or hold someone captive, you take or keep them as a prisoner. 囚禁某人

Richard was finally released on February 4, one year and six weeks after he'd been taken captive. 理查德经历了1年零6周的囚禁之后，终于在2月4日被释放。