The same system was used for ransoming or exchanging captives.

同一系统也被用来赎回或交换俘虏。

The hours wasted away, and hunger came to torment the captives again.

时间一分一秒地过去了，饥饿再次折磨着他们。

The pirates treated their captives with barbarity.

海盗们残暴地对待他们的俘虏。

The captives in the barracoons were usually sold to slave traders.

奴隶禁闭营的俘虏们通常被卖给奴隶贩子。

They bore off several captives.

他们抓走了几个俘虏。