1. | 被监禁的;被关起来的;被困住的kept as a prisoner or in a confined space; unable to escape |
captive animals 关在笼子里的动物 | |
They were taken captive by masked gunmen. 他们被蒙面的持枪歹徒劫持了。 | |
captive breeding(= the catching and breeding of wild animals) 野生动物的人工捕获饲养 |
2. | [obn] 人身自由受限制的;受控制的;无权选择的not free to leave a particular place or to choose what you want to do |
A salesman loves to have a captive audience(= listening because they have no choice) . 推销员喜欢不得不听的听众。 |