hostage

in Vietnamese Con tin

BrE /ˈhɒstɪdʒ/ AmE /ˈhɑːstɪdʒ/

noun en → vi

1 PRISONER [singular] B2

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

  • The hostages were released after two days.

    Các con tin đã được thả sau hai ngày.

2 GUEST [singular] B1

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

  • He was a hostage at his friend's house.

    Anh ấy là khách lưu trú tại nhà bạn mình.