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hostagehos·tage /ˈhɑstɪdʒ / noun [countable] a person who is caught and kept prisoner by a person or group. The hostage may be killed or injured if that person or group does not get what it is asking for.人质◆The hijackers released the women and children but kept the men as hostages.劫机者释放了妇女和儿童,但将成年男子扣作人质。●take / hold sb hostageto catch / keep someone as a hostage 将某人扣为人质 |