in AM, also use 美国英语亦用 kidnaped
- VERB 劫持;绑架
To kidnap someone is to take them away illegally and by force, and usually to hold them prisoner in order to demand something from their family, employer, or government.
- Police in Brazil uncovered a plot to kidnap him...
巴西警方发现了有人要绑架他的阴谋。 - They were intelligent and educated, yet they chose to kidnap and kill...
他们聪明且有教养,却选择去绑架和杀人。 - The kidnapped man was said to have been seized by five people.
据说那名男子是被5个人绑架的。
- N-VAR 绑架罪
Kidnap or a kidnap is the crime of taking someone away by force.
- Stewart denies attempted murder and kidnap...
斯图尔特否认对其谋杀未遂和绑架的指控。 - He was charged with the kidnap of a 25 year-old woman.
他被指控绑架一名25岁的女子。