ˋhɑstIdʒ; ˊhɒstidʒ< hos.tage >
<<名词>>
1 人质
2 担保物; 抵押品
superpowers held hostage to each other by their nuclear arsenals超级强国彼此之间以他们的核子军火库为担保
3 不由自主的人; 傀儡
"National policies cannot be made hostage to another country." (Alan D. Romberg) 国家政策的制定不能沦为其他国家的傀儡