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captive
[ kap-tiv ]
noun
- a prisoner.
- a person who is enslaved or dominated:
He is the captive of his own fears.
adjective
- made or held prisoner, especially in war:
captive troops.
- kept in confinement or restraint:
captive animals.
- enslaved by love, beauty, etc.; captivated:
her captive beau.
- of or relating to a captive.
- managed as an affiliate or subsidiary of a corporation and operated almost exclusively for the use or needs of the parent corporation rather than independently for the general public:
a captive shop;
a captive mine.
captive
/ 藞办忙辫迟瑟惫 /
noun
- a person or animal that is confined or restrained, esp a prisoner of war
- a person whose behaviour is dominated by some emotion
a captive of love
adjective
- held as prisoner
- held under restriction or control; confined
captive water held behind a dam
- captivated; enraptured
- unable by circumstances to avoid speeches, advertisements, etc (esp in the phrase captive audience )
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 苍辞苍路肠补辫路迟颈惫别 adjective
- 辫蝉别耻路诲辞路肠补辫路迟颈惫别 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of captive1
Example Sentences
Investigators also found a body wrapped in plastic and freed two captives.
African captives turned American captives often remained as such when society transitioned from enslavement to Jim Crow.
Homicide detectives later determined that the assailants entered Modebadze鈥檚 home, assaulted him, held him captive and stole his property, according to a statement issued by LAPD.
And, he said, while many of these captive microbes are dead, plenty of them are not.
The hostages were beaten while being held captive and later released.
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