| 单词 | abduct |
| 释义 | abduct (once / 1806 pages) 1v 2v To abduct someone is to commit the crime of kidnapping person and holding them for ransom. Being abducted is one of the worst things that can happen to you. Fortunately, it's very rare. To abduct is to kidnap — to take someone against their will and imprison them. After an abduction, the abductors (kidnappers) may send a ransom note, asking for money. WORD FAMILYabduct: abducted, abducting, abduction, abductor, abducts+/abduction: abductions/abductor: abductors USAGE EXAMPLESThe children were killed after being abducted from their custodial grandparents’ home. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) The students were abducted and presumably killed by drug gangsters in collusion with police officers. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) In a sign of the dangers that lurk, a Swiss aid worker was abducted from her home by armed men on Christmas Eve. Seattle Times(Dec 25, 2016) 1 v take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper kidnap, nobble, snatch impress, shanghai take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship seize take or capture by force v pull away from the body this muscle abducts Ant|Hyper adduct draw a limb towards the body draw, force, pull cause to move by pulling |
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