捕ほ虜りょ

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈人ひと〉を捕ほ虜りょにするto take someone prisoner (of war)

  敵てき軍ぐんは多おおくの兵へい士しを捕ほ虜りょにした。

  The enemy army took many soldiers prisoner.

• 捕ほ虜りょになるto become a prisoner of war

  彼かれは戦せん争そうで捕ほ虜りょになった。

  He became a prisoner of war during the conflict.

• 捕ほ虜りょを釈しゃく放ほうするto release a prisoner of war

  停てい戦せん後ご、両りょう国こくは捕ほ虜りょを釈しゃく放ほうした。

  After the ceasefire, both countries released their prisoners of war.

• 捕ほ虜りょを捕とらえるto capture a prisoner of war

  部ぶ隊たいは逃にげる兵へい士しを捕ほ虜りょとして捕とらえた。

  The unit captured the fleeing soldier as a prisoner of war.