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单词 kidnap
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
kid•nap /ˈkɪdnæp/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -napped or -naped, -nap•ping or -nap•ing. 
  1. to carry off (a person) by force or trickery, esp. for use as a hostage or to get money;
    abduct.
kid•nap•per, kid•nap•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
kid•nap  (kidnap),USA pronunciation v.t., -napped or -naped, -nap•ping or -nap•ing. 
  1. to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, esp. for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
  • kid1 + nap, variant of nab 1675–85
kid′nap•pee, kid′nap•ee, n. 
kidnap•per, kidnap•er, n.
    seize, bear off, bear away.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kidnap /ˈkɪdnæp/ vb ( -naps, -napping, -napped) ( US -naps, -naping, -naped)
  1. (transitive) to carry off and hold (a person), usually for ransom
Etymology: 17th Century: kid1 + obsolete nap to steal; see nab

ˈkidnapper, US ˈkidnaper n
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