hostage
🇺🇸
/ˈhɑːstɪdʒ/
🇬🇧
/ˈhɒstɪdʒ/
noun
C1
a person held by someone who threatens to harm them unless their demands are met
The robbers kept a bank employee as a hostage until they received the money.
劫匪将一名银行员工作为人质扣押，直到他们收到钱为止。
translation
人质
词形变化
Plural
hostages