captive

单词辨析:

captive caged chained confined 【导航词义:被关押的;受限制的】
captive adj. 被俘的,被关押的;受控制的
〔辨析〕

指被囚禁在某处、失去行动自由的,也可指做某事时受到控制、无权选择的,作后者解时通常作定语。

〔例证〕

captive animals/soldiers

关在笼中的动物/被俘士兵

Lying in my hospital bed, I was a captive audience to these uninteresting old stories.

躺在医院病床上,我别无选择,只能听这些乏味的老故事。

caged adj. 困在笼中的
〔辨析〕

主要用于形容动物,也可用于比喻。

〔例证〕

She trained her camera on the caged lion.

她把相机对准笼子里的狮子。

I felt terribly caged in the small office.

呆在这个小办公室里,我感觉就像在笼子里一样。

chained adj. 被铁链锁住的;受束缚的
〔辨析〕

通常用于形容囚犯、动物等,也可用于比喻。

〔例证〕

The dog was chained to a tree.

狗被用链子拴在一棵树上。

Many women feel chained to the kitchen sink.

许多妇女感到被灶台束缚住了。

confined adj. 被监禁的;受限制的
〔辨析〕

指人或动物被限制在狭小或封闭的空间里、不能自由活动的,也可用于比喻。

〔例证〕

He was confined to a small room.

他被关在一个小房间里。

As punishment, the soldiers were confined to barracks.

士兵们挨了罚,不能离开营房。

prisoner captive convict 【导航词义:囚徒】
prisoner n. 囚犯;俘虏
〔辨析〕

指已受到法律制裁而入狱的人或等待审讯的人,也指被敌人等关押起来的人。

〔例证〕

The staff and the prisoners have a good relationship.

狱警和犯人友好相处。

The demonstrators are demanding the release of political prisoners.

示威者要求释放政治犯。

The enemy held him prisoner for two months.

敌人将他囚禁了两个月。

captive n. 战俘,俘虏
〔辨析〕

尤指战争中被关押的人。

〔例证〕

The king and the queen were taken as captives by rebel soldiers.

国王和王后被叛军俘虏了。

The captives will be taken to the rear areas.

俘虏们将被押到后方。

convict n. 已决犯,囚犯
〔辨析〕

指定罪后在狱中服刑的人。

〔例证〕

The police were hunting the escaped convict.

警方在追捕越狱犯。

He would rather die than be a convict.

他宁愿死也不愿当囚犯。

相关例句:

This paper describes and discusses the captive breeding and growth of Golden pheasant ( Chrysolophus pictus) chicks.

对红腹锦鸡的饲养繁殖与生长发育进行了研究和讨论。

In captive mode, they can watch the dead enemies and prevent them from reviving.

在可复活模式中,他们可以看守敌人的尸体,并阻止他们被复活。

Animal rights groups want the release of all captive animals used for cosmetics testing.

动物权益组织希望释放所有被囚于樊笼的用于化妆品试验的动物。

Are you leaving this pretty captive?

你要离开这个漂亮的俘虏吗?

He became a captive to her charms.

他被她的美色迷住了;他成为她美色的俘虏。

I believe conserving wild animals by captive breeding is not possible.

我认为,保护野生动物的圈养繁殖是不可能的。