| 释义 |
kid·nap
I. \ˈkidˌnap\ transitive verb
(kidnapped or kidnaped ; kidnapped or kidnaped ; kidnapping or kidnaping ; kidnaps)
Etymology: probably back-formation from kidnapper
1. obsolete : to carry off to enforced labor especially in the British colonies in America
2.
a. : to carry (an unwilling person) away by unlawful force or fraud or to seize and detain for the purpose of so carrying away — compare abduction 2
b. : to seize and carry or take away often wrongly
< kidnapped the children for the afternoon >
< quite a business kidnapping pet dogs and watching the “Lost” columns for reward notices — T.W.Duncan >
< kidnapping a sizable coastwise steamer — National Geographic >
II. adjective
: of, relating to, or being a kidnapping
< a kidnap plot >
< the kidnap car > |