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词汇 hold-ransom
释义

hold someone ransom


idiomUS(UKhold someone to ransom)
to force someone to do something by putting that person in a situation where they have no choice:
He claimed his country was being held ransom by threats of withdrawing aid.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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arm-twisting
bludgeon
bounce
bounce someone into something
browbeat someone into something/doing something
bull something through
drive someone/something to something
duress
force someone's handidiom
forced marriage
forcible
put the heat on someoneidiom
put/tighten the screws on someoneidiom
railroad
rallying cry
ram something down someone's throatidiom
ram something into someone
ransom
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squeeze
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