(1) ①prisoner意为“囚犯,俘虏”,也指“战俘”。
- One of the prisoners has escaped.
一名囚犯逃跑了。 - A month earlier 1,500 enemy soldiers became prisoners of war.
一个月前,1500敌兵成了战俘。
②prisoner也用于引申意义。
- A bad cold kept me prisoner in my room.
一场重感冒把我囚禁在室内。 - Don't become a prisoner of money.
不要成为金钱的俘虏。
(2) ①captive是指“被俘虏的人,被俘获的动物”。
- The pirates took many captives and sold them as slaves.
这些海盗抓了很多俘虏,并把他们当奴隶卖掉。
②captive用于引申义,指“着迷的人,为……所困的人”。
- He was a captive to her beauty.
他为她的美貌着迷。
(3) convict指“已定罪并在服刑的囚犯”。
- During the day, the convicts were expected to work in the prison.
白天这些服刑犯要在监狱里干活。
(4) criminal用作名词时,指“罪犯,犯罪分子”,是泛指。
- The criminal was sentenced to prison for ten years.
这名罪犯被判10年监禁。