Hostage

(noun.) a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms.

校对:佩里

• From my presence you do not stir, out of my reach you do not stray, till I receive a hostage--pledge for pledge--your heart for mine. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• With her as hostage I could force acquiescence to my every demand. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Moreover, Philip, before his accession, had spent some years as a hostage in Greece. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• We will see about that presently--I can keep you hostage here, and bargain with you to send for your letter before I let you go. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• My alliance with him was the pledge of my sincerity, my union with his sister, my children, his presumptive heirs, were the hostages of my truth. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The Carthaginians sent the hostages Rome demanded, they surrendered their arms, they prepared to surrender territory. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• There was a man of rare ability, one who had many hostages to give to fortune. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• The man, says Lord Bacon, who hath wife and children, has given hostages to fortune. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.

整理:塞丽娜