captive 音標拼音: [k'æptɪv]
n . 俘虜,迷戀者
a . 被俘的,被迷住的
俘虜,迷戀者被俘的,被迷住的
captive adj 1 :
being in captivity [
synonym : {
captive }, {
confined },
{
imprisoned }, {
jailed }]
2 :
giving or marked by complete attention to ; "
that engrossed look or rapt delight "; "
then wrapped in dreams "; "
so intent on this fantastic ...
narrative that she hardly stirred "-
Walter de la Mare ; "
rapt with wonder "; "
wrapped in thought "
[
synonym : {
captive }, {
absorbed }, {
engrossed }, {
enwrapped },
{
intent }, {
wrapped }]
n 1 :
a person who is confined ;
especially a prisoner of war [
synonym : {
prisoner }, {
captive }]
2 :
an animal that is confined 3 :
a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion Captive \
Cap "
tive \,
n . [
L .
captivus ,
fr .
capere to take :
cf .
F .
captif .
See {
Caitiff }.]
1 .
A prisoner taken by force or stratagem ,
esp .,
by an enemy ,
in war ;
one kept in bondage or in the power of another .
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Then ,
when I am thy captive ,
talk of chains .
--
Milton .
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2 .
One charmed or subdued by beaty ,
excellence ,
or affection ;
one who is captivated .
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Captive \
Cap "
tive \,
a .
1 .
Made prisoner ,
especially in war ;
held in bondage or in confinement .
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A poor ,
miserable ,
captive thrall . --
Milton .
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2 .
Subdued by love ;
charmed ;
captivated .
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Even in so short a space ,
my wonan '
s heart Grossly grew captive to his honey words . --
Shak .
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3 .
Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement ;
serving to confine ;
as ,
captive chains ;
captive hours .
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Captive \
Cap "
tive \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Captived };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Captiving }.]
To take prisoner ;
to capture .
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Their inhabitans slaughtered and captived . --
Burke .
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81 Moby Thesaurus words for "
captive ":
POW ,
bond ,
bondmaid ,
bondman ,
bondslave ,
bondsman ,
bondswoman ,
caged ,
cageling ,
catch ,
chain gang ,
chattel ,
chattel slave ,
churl ,
con ,
concubine ,
confined ,
conquest ,
convict ,
coquette ,
date ,
debt slave ,
detainee ,
detenu ,
disenfranchised ,
enslaved ,
enthralled ,
ex -
convict ,
flirt ,
galley slave ,
gaolbird ,
helot ,
homager ,
honey ,
hostage ,
imprisoned ,
in bondage ,
in bonds ,
in captivity ,
in chains ,
in slavery ,
in subjection ,
incarcerated ,
internee ,
jailbird ,
liege ,
liege man ,
liege subject ,
lifer ,
locked up ,
odalisque ,
oppressed ,
parolee ,
peon ,
political prisoner ,
prisoner ,
prisoner of war ,
serf ,
servant ,
slave ,
steady ,
stir bird ,
subject ,
subjected ,
subjugated ,
suppressed ,
sweet patootie ,
sweetheart ,
sweetie ,
theow ,
thrall ,
ticket -
of -
leave man ,
ticket -
of -
leaver ,
trusty ,
under the heel ,
under the lash ,
unfree ,
vamp ,
vampire ,
vassal ,
villein
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CAPTIVE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of CAPTIVE is taken and held as or as if a prisoner of war How to use captive in a sentence
CAPTIVE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Captive definition: a prisoner See examples of CAPTIVE used in a sentence
CAPTIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary CAPTIVE definition: 1 a person or animal whose ability to move or act freely is limited by being kept in a space; a… Learn more
Captive - definition of captive by The Free Dictionary 2 Held in bondage; enslaved 3 Kept under restraint or control; confined: captive birds 4 Enraptured, as by beauty; captivated 5 Restrained by circumstances that prevent free choice: a captive audience; a captive market 6 Serving a single company exclusively: a captive insurer
captive noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of captive noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Captive Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary CAPTIVE meaning: 1 : captured and kept in a prison, cage, etc ; 2 : forced to watch or listen to something because you cannot leave
CAPTIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal A captive is someone who is captive He described the difficulties of surviving for four months as a captive
CAPTIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary CAPTIVE meaning: 1 a person or animal whose ability to move or act freely is limited by being kept in a space; a… Learn more
CAPTIVE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com noun a prisoner a person who is enslaved or dominated: He is the captive of his own fears
CAPTIVE - Meaning Translations | Collins English Dictionary A captive is an insurance company set up by a commercial company to write the parent company's own insurances and obtain access to the reinsurance market