[U][C]付赎金救人;赎金 freeing of a captive upon payment;the money paid
英英释义
ransom[ 'rænsəm ]
n.
money demanded for the return of a captured person
同义词:ransom money
payment for the release of someone
the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
v.exchange or buy back for money; under threat
同义词:redeem
词汇搭配
用作名词 (n.)动词+~
pay a large ransom付一大笔赎金
~+名词
ransom bill付赎保证金
词组短语
a king's ransom ◎作为被俘国王赎金的巨款 , ◎一笔巨款(常用于否定句或假设句)
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
You are our prisoner now and we won't release you until a ransom is paid. 你现已遭我们禁锢,要到交出赎金以后,才能放你走。
They have to pay a large ransom. 他们不得不付一大笔赎金。
They held the travellers for ransom. 他们将旅客当作人质索取赎金。
A king's ransom would hardly have procured all that my daughters asked for. 即使是一个国王的赎身钱,也买不起我的女儿们所要的东西。
The family paid a ransom of 50000 dollars for the child's release. 那家人为了赎回孩子付了5万美元。
用作及物动词(vt.)
They ransomed the kidnapped child with 10,000 dollars. 他们用一万元赎回了被绑架的孩子。
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