ransom
英 [ˈrænsəm]
[NOUN, VERB]
ransoms
1. [C, U 有变体名词] 赎金
A ransom is the money that has to be paid to someone so that they will set free a person they have kidnapped.
双语例句
例：Her kidnapper successfully extorted a $250,000 ransom for her release.
绑架者们成功地勒索了25万美元的赎金才释放她。
NOUN. 名词
hold someone to ransom
1. 劫持某人以勒取赎金
If a kidnapper is holding a person to ransom, they keep that person prisoner until they are given what they want.
双语例句
例：He is charged with kidnapping a businessman last year and holding him to ransom.
他被指控去年绑架了一名商人并挟持他以勒索赎金。
PHRASE. 习语
ransoms , ransoming , ransomed
1. [T 及物动词] 赎出
If you ransom someone who has been kidnapped, you pay the money to set them free.
双语例句
例：The same system was used for ransoming or exchanging captives.
赎回或交换俘虏也采用同样的方法。
VERB. 动词
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