新华社报道如下:The abductors of two Chinese engineers have called for the release of up to six of their accomplices currently in the custody of Pakistani authorities in return for the hostages' freedom, Pakistani Interior Minister Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao said Monday.其中accomplice的意思是“同谋者、帮凶”。它的近义词是complicity。例如:He denied complicity in the murder.(他否认自己曾参与谋杀)。