1. | 囚犯;犯人;羁押候审者a person who is kept in prison as a punishment, or while they are waiting for trial |
The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen. 被判无期徒刑的囚犯数目下降了。 | |
They are demanding the release of all political prisoners . 他们正在要求释放所有的政治犯。 |
2. | 被(敌人等)关起来的人;俘虏;战俘a person who has been captured, for example by an enemy, and is being kept somewhere |
He was taken prisoner by rebel soldiers. 他被叛军俘虏了。 | |
They are holding her prisoner and demanding a large ransom. 他们把她劫持了,并索要巨额赎金。 | |
She is afraid to go out and has become a virtual prisoner in her own home. 她不敢出门,实际上已成了关在家中的囚犯。 |