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1. 被监禁的;被关押的
A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
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.
3. 俘虏;扣押;关押
If you take someone captive or hold someone captive, you take or keep them as a prisoner.