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1.They were being held hostage by al-Qaeda militants in Yemen. The US military says the men were murdered by the captors during a rescue attempt.

hold sb hostage 挟持某人当作人质

The class was held hostage by a hooded gunman.
全班同学被一个蒙面的持枪歹徒劫为人质。

Wine growers say they've been held hostage to the interests of the cereal and soybean farmers.
葡萄种植者说他们一直都为谷物和大豆种植者的利益所绑架。

2.Typhoon Hagupit has crashed into eastern islands of the Phillipines, tearing down trees and power lines.

tear down 扯下；诋毁；拆卸；逐条驳斥

Angry Russians may have torn down the statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky.
愤怒的俄罗斯人可能已经拆除了菲利克斯·捷尔任斯基的雕像。

It's not difficult to tear down a groundless argument.
批驳一个没有根据的论点并不难。