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hostage
[ hos-tij ]
noun
- a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
- Archaic. a security or pledge.
- Obsolete. the condition of a hostage.
verb (used with object)
- to give (someone) as a hostage:
He was hostaged to the Indians.
hostage
/ 藞丑蓲蝉迟瑟诲萧 /
noun
- a person given to or held by a person, organization, etc, as a security or pledge or for ransom, release, exchange for prisoners, etc
- the state of being held as a hostage
- any security or pledge
- give hostages to fortuneto place oneself in a position in which misfortune may strike through the loss of what one values most
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 丑辞蝉顎僼补驳别路蝉丑颈辫顎 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of hostage1
Example Sentences
No Israeli hostages have been released since Israel resumed its offensive on 18 March after the collapse of a two-month ceasefire with Hamas.
MBN managers 鈥渂asically took us as hostages so they could face the Trump administration,鈥 he said.
Castle, who is Black, accused Ground Game LA of racism, and a social media 鈥渢oolkit鈥 鈥 complete with talking points, hashtags and draft posts 鈥 alleged that the nonprofit was holding the news outlet 鈥渉ostage.鈥
She took part in the negotiations for Nord-Ost, the 2002 hostage crisis at a Moscow theatre, after the Chechen rebels specifically requested her.
It said these steps were meant to put pressure on Hamas to release the hostages it still holds.
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