To abduct a person is to take them away by force, when they do not want to go. It is a heavy word, the kind you hear in news and in court, not when a friend is telling a small story.

To abduct a person綁架一個人 is to take them away by force就是用武力把他們帶走, when當 they do not want to go他們並不想去的時候。It is a heavy word這是個很重的字, the kind you hear in news and in court是你會在新聞和法庭上聽到的那種, not when a friend is telling a small story不是朋友在講一件小事時會用的。

Police say a child was abducted on the way to school. Everyday English often says kidnap.

Police say警方說 a child was abducted一個小孩被綁架了 on the way to school在上學途中。Everyday English日常英文 often says kidnap比較常說kidnap。

The two sit close together, though actually they are not a perfect match. Kidnap makes many people think of hiding someone and asking for money. Abduct is wider: a stranger pulling someone into a car, or a parent taking a child away in a bitter family fight, can both be called abducting.

The two這兩個字 sit close together靠得很近, though不過 actually其實 they are not a perfect match並不完全對等。Kidnap讓很多人想到的是 makes many people think of hiding someone藏起某人 and和 asking for money要求贖金。Abduct範圍更廣: is wider a stranger pulling someone into a car陌生人把人拉進車裡, or或 a parent taking a child away in a bitter family fight父母在激烈家庭紛爭中把小孩帶走, can both be called abducting兩種都可以叫做abducting。

There is also a story-use: films talk about aliens who abduct people. That is fiction, or a claim people argue about, not the core news meaning.

There is also a story-use還有一種故事性的用法: films電影 talk about aliens who abduct people會講外星人綁架人類。That那 is fiction是虛構的, or或 a claim people argue about是大家會爭論的一種說法, not the core news meaning不是新聞裡的核心意思。

Doctors use abduct for moving an arm or a leg out from the body; that is a different job for the same spelling, and it is not this sense. A child would more likely say "they took him".

Doctors醫生 use abduct用abduct這個字 for moving an arm or a leg out from the body來表示把手臂或腿往外移動; that那 is a different job for the same spelling是同樣拼法的另一個用法, and而且 it is not this sense不是這裡講的這個意思。A child小孩 would more likely say比較可能會說 "they took him"「他們把他帶走了」。