kidnap

1. V-T/V-I 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. 绑架

Police in Brazil uncovered a plot to kidnap him. 巴西警方侦破了一起要绑架他的阴谋。

They were middle-class university students, intelligent and educated, yet they chose to kidnap and kill. 他们是中产阶级大学生，聪明而且受过教育，却选择了绑架和谋杀。

2. kidnapperN-COUNT 绑架者

His kidnappers have threatened that they will kill him unless three militants are released from prison. 绑架者威胁说，如果不释放3个武装分子出狱，他们就会杀了他。

3. N-VAR Kidnap or a kidnap is the crime of taking someone away by force. 绑架

Stewart denies attempted murder and kidnap. 斯图尔特否认有谋杀和绑架的企图。