prisoners

英 [ˈprɪznəz]

美 [ˈprɪzənərz]

n. 囚犯; 犯人; 羁押候审者; 被(敌人等)关起来的人; 俘虏; 战俘
prisoner的复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 囚犯；犯人
Aprisoneris a person who is kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime that they have committed.
1. The committee is concerned about the large number of prisoners sharing cells.
  这个委员会对牢房拥挤问题表示担忧。
N-COUNT 俘虏；战俘
Aprisoneris a person who has been captured by an enemy, for example in war.
1. ...wartime hostages and concentration-camp prisoners...
  战时的人质和集中营的战俘
2. He was held prisoner in Vietnam from 1966 to 1973...
  他在1966年到1973年间被作为战俘关押在越南。
3. He was taken prisoner in North Africa in 1942.
  他于1942年在北非被俘。
N-COUNT 为…所困的人；陷于…不能摆脱的人
If you say that you are aprisoner ofa situation, you mean that your are trapped by it.
1. We are all prisoners of our childhood and feel an obligation to it...
  我们都无法忘记自己的童年时代，觉得仍然为它所缚。
2. She was a prisoner of her own ego.
  她为自己的自尊心所困。