中文翻译与英英解释

n.
人质；抵押品。 be held in [as an] hostage被扣作人质。 give hostage to fortune 1. 听天由命。 2. 有家室之累。 hostageto fortune 随时会失去的人[物]〔尤指妻子、孩子、珍宝〕。
-ship 充当人质，被抵押状态。

a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
同义词：surety,

例句与用法

The hostages wept for joy on their release .
人质获释时喜极而泣。

The terrorists are holding three men hostage .
恐怖分子把三个人扣为人质。

The hijackers set the hostages free .
劫机者释放了人质。

Will they let the hostages go ?
他们会释放人质吗？。

Were the hostages harmed ?
人质受到伤害了没有？

He was finally brought to his senses and agreed to let the hostages go .
他最后恢复些理智，同意释放人质。

The terrorists will only release their hostages on certain conditions .
恐怖分子只有在某些条件下才释放人质。

He had left his whole family in france as hostages to german fury .
他将全家留在法国，作为德国盛怒之下的人质。

The captain finally lost patience and seized a royal servant as hostage .
最后这位队长按捺不住了，于是抓住了王室一个侍从作为人质。

The robbers wanted safe conduct to the airport for themselves and their hostages .
劫匪要求保证他们自己以及他们劫持的人质去机场的安全。