prisoners

英 [ˈprɪznəz]

美 [ˈprɪzənərz]

n.  囚犯; 犯人; 羁押候审者; 被(敌人等)关起来的人; 俘虏; 战俘
prisoner的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 囚犯；犯人
  Aprisoneris a person who is kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime that they have committed.
  1. The committee is concerned about the large number of prisoners sharing cells.
     这个委员会对牢房拥挤问题表示担忧。
• N-COUNT 俘虏；战俘
  Aprisoneris a person who has been captured by an enemy, for example in war.
  1. ...wartime hostages and concentration-camp prisoners...
     战时的人质和集中营的战俘
  2. He was held prisoner in Vietnam from 1966 to 1973...
     他在1966年到1973年间被作为战俘关押在越南。
  3. He was taken prisoner in North Africa in 1942.
     他于1942年在北非被俘。
• N-COUNT 为…所困的人；陷于…不能摆脱的人
  If you say that you are aprisoner ofa situation, you mean that your are trapped by it.
  1. We are all prisoners of our childhood and feel an obligation to it...
     我们都无法忘记自己的童年时代，觉得仍然为它所缚。
  2. She was a prisoner of her own ego.
     她为自己的自尊心所困。

双语例句

• He based his conclusions on the evidence given by the captured prisoners.
  他根据被俘囚犯提供的证据得出了这个结论。
• The prisoners used the tunnel to escape from jail.
  囚犯们利用这条地道越狱逃跑了。
• The prisoners overpowered their guards and locked them in a cell.
  囚犯们制服了监狱看守，并将他们锁进了牢房。
• Three prisoners escaped from a jail.
  3名囚犯越狱了。
• Hundreds of political prisoners were pardoned and released.
  数百名政治犯被赦免释放。
• The prisoners attempted to escape but failed.
  囚犯们企图逃跑，但是失败了。
• This will mean more remand prisoners being held in police cells
  这将意味着更多候审犯人会被拘押在警局拘留室。
• The prisoners rioted against mistreatment by sadistic guards
  囚犯因不堪忍受狱警施虐而发动了暴乱。
• A general amnesty for political prisoners may be in the offing.
  可能即将对政治犯实行大赦。
• The government is devising a plan to liberate prisoners held in detention camps.
  政府计划释放关押在拘留营内的囚犯。