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单词 detainee
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These detainees should be released as soon as possible.But it is not easy to release detainees. Former detainees still campaigning for justice have also been singled out. Former detainees have said that the tactic was one of the worst and most painful used against them.No more calling me detainee prisoner.The announcement of the release of detainees was also a hoax, he said.He set out four conditions for the easing of sanctions, including the release of hundreds of political detainees and free and fair elections.He was one of 16 former detainees of British citizenship who were awarded compensation this month.

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detainee

British English: detainee NOUN
A detainee is someone who is held prisoner by a government because of his or her political views or activities.
Activists called for the release of more than 100 political detainees.
  • American English: detainee
  • Brazilian Portuguese: detento
  • Chinese: > 被拘留者因政治原因
  • European Spanish: detenido
  • French: détenu
  • German: Häftling
  • Italian: detenuto
  • Japanese: 抑留者
  • Korean: 억류자
  • European Portuguese: detido
  • Latin American Spanish: detenido

(noun) 
The detainee was held without charge.
Synonyms
prisoner
wartime hostages and concentration-camp prisoners
captive
He described the difficulties of surviving for four months as a captive.
hostage
the man they were holding as a hostage
internee

Additional synonyms

in the sense of captive
Definition
a person who is kept in confinement
He described the difficulties of surviving for four months as a captive.
Synonyms
prisoner,
hostage,
convict,
prisoner of war,
detainee,
internee
in the sense of hostage
Definition
a person who is illegally held prisoner until certain demands are met by other people
the man they were holding as a hostage
Synonyms
captive,
prisoner,
pledge,
pawn,
security,
surety,
gage

Nearby words of
detainee

  • detail
  • detailed
  • detain
  • detainee
  • detect
  • detection
  • detective

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