kidnap
Word family verbkidnapnounkidnapper
kid·nap /ˈkɪdnæp/ ●●○ verb (kidnapped, kidnapping also kidnaped, kidnaping American EnglishAmE) [transitiveT] SCCTAKE/BRINGto take someone somewhere illegally by force, often in order to get money for returning them 绑架;劫持 → ransom Police appealed for witnesses after a woman was kidnapped at gunpoint. 一名妇女遭到持枪绑架,警方呼吁目击者挺身而出。
—kidnapper noun [countableC] the hunt for the kidnapper 对绑架者的追捕
—kidnapping (also kidnap) noun [countableC, uncountableU] a series of kidnappings 一连串绑架事件
Origin kidnap (1600-1700) kid “child” + nap “to take, seize” ((17-19 centuries))