hostage
英['hɒstɪdʒ]
美['hɑstɪdʒ]
- n. 人质；抵押品
词组搭配
hold (或 take) someone hostage
seize and keep someone as a hostage
把某人持为人质
a hostage to fortune
an act, commitment, or remark which is regarded as unwise because it invites trouble or could prove difficult to live up to
招惹麻烦（或不明智、很难做到）的行为（或许诺、话语）担风险
making objectives explicit is to &B{give a hostage to fortune}.
使目的明确就要承担风险。