kidnap

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六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

v. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

vt. 绑架, 诱拐, 拐骗
[法] 拐带, 诱拐, 绑架

Collins 星级

8,885

BNC 频率

6,993

使用频率

kidnap 由 kid（小孩）和 nap（打盹、睡觉）组成，字面意思是“把小孩带走”，通常指绑架行为。

例句

1. The police are trying to solve the kidnap case.

警方正试图解决绑架案件。

2. He was afraid that someone might kidnap his child.

他担心会有人绑架他的孩子。

3. The movie is about a brave girl who escapes from her kidnapper.

这部电影讲述了一个勇敢女孩逃离绑架者的故事。