kidnap
kidnap 英 [ˈkɪdnæp] 美 [ˈkɪdˌnæp]
vt. 绑架；诱拐
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- To kidnap is to steal a person, or to hold someone as a prisoner until a ransom is paid. Nervous parents might worry that someone will kidnap their children, and not let them play outside alone.
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- vt. 绑架；诱拐
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1. the attempt to kidnap the child.
诱拐小孩的企图。
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2. Two businessmen have been kidnapped by terrorists.
两名商人遭恐怖分子绑架。
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3. The kidnappers are demanding a ransom of $1 million.
劫持者索要 100 万元赎金。
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4. He admitted the charge of kidnap.
他对绑架的指控供认不讳。
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5. the kidnapping of 12 US citizens
对 12 名美国公民的劫持
- kidnap (v.) 1680s, thieves' cant, a compound of kid (n.) "child" and nap (v.) "snatch away," which probably is a variant of nab (v.). Perhaps a back-formation from kidnapper, which is recorded earlier. Originally "to steal children to provide servants and laborers in the American colonies." Related: Kidnapped; kidnapping.
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