He was held hostage for almost a year.

他被扣为人质几近一年。

《牛津词典》

The class was held hostage by a hooded gunman.

全班学生被一名蒙面持枪歹徒挟为人质。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Wine growers say they've been held hostage to the interests of cereal farmers.

葡萄酒制造商们说他们已被谷物种植者的利益所左右。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

"Never again will the American taxpayer be held hostage by a bank that is too big to fail,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

The fate of the second French hostage, who was being held by al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-linked militant group allied with Hisbul Islam, is not immediately clear.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

Phillips told the FBI agent that Muse was the first to board his ship and, in his words, "conducted himself as the leader of the pirates" Phillips said while the pirates held him hostage aboard the lifeboat, Muse told him he had hijacked other ships before.

VOA: standard.2009.04.22

There was a lot of concern about Americans still on the ground potentially being held hostage.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

The next generation will not be held hostage to energy sources from the last century.

WHITEHOUSE: Moving Forward on a New Foundation

Once again, the market place is held hostage by developments coming out of the European Union.

FORBES: Comex Gold Ends Sharply Lower as U.S. Dollar Index Rallies, Most Other Commodity Markets Sell Off