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hostage [ˈhɒstıdʒ] N

hostage

人质 rénzhì

take [or hold] sb hostage

把某人扣作人质

Usage examples with hostage

take [or hold] sb hostage

把某人扣作人质

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English

These specialist rounds are used in situations such as hostage rescue, where a less-than-lethal approach is required in order to resolve an incident. en.wikipedia.org

Other hostages take it as a signal to flee. en.wikipedia.org

Information can be obtained by rescuing hostages being held within the buildings. en.wikipedia.org

The other members of the band are taken hostage as well. en.wikipedia.org

The bus was provided the following morning at 6.40 a.m. as requested and forty-two hostages were boarded and taken to the airport. en.wikipedia.org

He said that he had no sympathy for the rebels or for their hostage-taking. en.wikipedia.org

These individuals were well treated and shown every honor, but they were hostages. en.wikipedia.org

Forty-five residents of the village were taken hostage including 9 children and 29 women. en.wikipedia.org

Isolated and without a hostage, the two brothers agreed to surrender. en.wikipedia.org

They later freed 2 of the hostages after a ransom was paid. en.wikipedia.org

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