hostage
in Vietnamese Con tin
BrE /ˈhɒstɪdʒ/ AmE /ˈhɑːstɪdʒ/
noun en → vi
Con tin
a person who is kept by someone as a prisoner, especially to make them do what you want or not to harm someone else
- be taken hostage
Collocations hostage situation · hostage crisis
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The hostages were released after two days.
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Khách lưu trú, khách mời
a person who is invited to stay in someone else's home or hotel room as a guest
- be the host of somebody
Collocations hostage to fate · hostage to fortune
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He was a hostage at his friend's house.
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