kidnap
英 [ˈkɪd.næp]
美 [ˈkɪd.næp]
1. nab => kidnap.
kidnap 绑架kid,小孩,nap,抓走,来自nab拼写变体。原指19世纪偷或抓小孩到美洲殖民地当劳工和奴隶,引申词义绑架。比较shanghai.
- kidnap (v.)
- 1680s, compound of kid (n.) "child" and nap "snatch away," variant of nab; originally "steal children to provide servants and laborers in the American colonies." Related: Kidnapped; kidnapping.
- 1. He was charged with the kidnap of a 25 year-old woman.
- 他被指控绑架一名25岁的女子。
- 2. She was terrified that Ronnie would kidnap Sam.
- 她吓坏了,生怕龙尼会绑架萨姆。
- 3. Stewart denies attempted murder and kidnap.
- 斯图尔特否认对其谋杀未遂和绑架的指控。
- 4. A pair of robbers were trying to kidnap his wife.
- 两个强盗正试图绑架他的妻子.
- 5. Despite a nationwide hunt for the kidnap gang, not a trace of them was found.
- 尽管已经在全国范围内追捕该绑架团伙,却没有发现他们的任何蛛丝马迹。