kidnap

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom. transitive
    — Hello, ladies! How’s the Big Apple? Rotten, Jerry! Clover's been kidnapped! Oh, dear! That's the second time this month!

词形变化

kidnaps present,singular,third-person kidnapping participle,present kidnaping US,participle,present,rare kidnapped participle,past kidnapped past kidnaped US,participle,past,rare kidnaped US,past,rare kidnaps plural

词源

词源 1
From kid + nap (“to nab; to grab”). Originally Thieves' cant, referring to the practice of stealing children and shipping them to colonies or plantations as laborers. First attested c. 1680.
词源 2
From kid + nap (“to nab; to grab”). Originally Thieves' cant, referring to the practice of stealing children and shipping them to colonies or plantations as laborers. First attested c. 1680.
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