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abduction

/ab-duhk-shuhn/US // æbˈdʌk ʃən //UK // (æbˈdʌkʃən) //

诱拐,拐骗,绑架,劫持

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : act of abducting.
    • : the state of being abducted.
    • : Law. the illegal carrying or enticing away of a person, especially by interfering with a relationship, as the taking of a child from its parent.

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Examples

  • Brown has only been charged with kidnapping and burglary in connection with Cash’s abduction while authorities wait for the results of forensic tests.

  • Scientists will go back to those twilight fields, and bats — at least, the dimmer ones — will return to their caves with new tales of alien abduction and bizarre medical procedures.

  • On Thursday, Lady Gaga’s father, Joe Germanotta, told the New York Post that the family is “devastated” by the abduction of the star’s beloved pets.

  • Contrary to claims by governments, Boko Haram and other militant groups are only expanding their influence — as demonstrated by the abduction of Nigerian school students in December.

  • On Tuesday, officials said they charged Roldan, 40, with abduction in Decker’s disappearance.

  • Did he denounce the involvement of organized crime in the abduction and disappearance of 43 students in the nearby city of Iguala?

  • Now, their love story faces an even bigger threat—his abduction by the Nusra Front.

  • In the weeks immediately following the mass abduction, about 60 of the kidnapped girls escaped.

  • The Estonian statement implied the alleged abduction is an intentional slap in the face to the Americans.

  • The timing of the alleged abduction has triggered alarm throughout the region.

  • The story of an abduction of the day throws more light upon the state of society than any number of political disquisitions.

  • Tharn was beginning to wonder what far-reaching effects this half-mad abduction would have on his future life.

  • She knew by this time that Jotan had nothing to do with her abduction; no hireling of his would dare handle her so roughly.

  • With closed eyes Adbor gasped out, in a few broken sentences, his story of death and abduction.

  • It remains to be explained how the hunters received timely notice of the abduction of Sarah.