1. 被监禁的;被关押的
    A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed.

captive什么意思

    e.g. Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal.
           她心情紧张起来，一颗心在胸膛里扑通扑通跳个不停。

2. （观众）被强制的，受控制的;(市场)垄断的，没有选择权的
    A captive audience is a group of people who are not free to leave a certain place and so have to watch or listen. A captive market is a group of people who cannot choose whether or where to buy things.

    e.g. We all performed action songs, sketches and dances before a captive audience of parents and patrons...
           家长和赞助人被迫观看了我们表演的指令歌、滑稽小品和舞蹈。
    e.g. Airlines consider business travellers a captive market.
           航空公司把商务旅行者视为垄断性市场。

3. 俘虏;扣押;关押
    If you take someone captive or hold someone captive, you take or keep them as a prisoner.

    e.g. Richard was finally released on February 4, one year and six weeks after he'd been taken captive...
           理查德在被扣押一年零六个星期后,终于在2月4日获释。
    e.g. Rebels in Liberia have released four foreigners after holding them captive for a week.
           利比里亚的叛乱分子释放了4名被扣押了一个星期的外国人。