新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

kidnap

英  [ˈkɪdnæp]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • kidnaps

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 绑架

    Kidnap or a kidnap is the crime of taking someone away by force.

    近义词

    abduction

    双语例句

    例:

    Stewart denies attempted murder and kidnap.

    斯图尔特否认有谋杀和绑架的企图。

    VERB. 动词
  • kidnaps , kidnapping , kidnapped

    1[I 不及物动词] 绑架

    To kidnap someone is to take them away illegally and by force, and usually to hold them prisoner in order to demand something from their family, employer, or government.

    双语例句

    例:

    Police in Brazil uncovered a plot to kidnap him.

    巴西警方侦破了一起要绑架他的阴谋。

    例:

    They were middle-class university students, intelligent and educated, yet they chose to kidnap and kill.

    他们是中产阶级大学生,聪明而且受过教育,却选择了去绑架和杀人。