be captive to somethingto be unable to think or speak freely, because of being influenced too much by something 受某事物禁锢,受某事物影响而无法摆脱 Our communities should not be captive to the mistakes of the past. 我们的社会不应受制于过去的错误。
be captive to something• We want to cooperate with leading manufacturers without being captive to them.
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