| 词汇 | ransom |
| 释义 | ransom noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈræn.səm/ us /ˈræn.səm/ a large amount of money that is demanded in exchange for someone who has been taken prisoner, or sometimes for an animal: 赎金 ransom demand/noteFamily members said they received ransom demands/notes the day after the boy went missing. demand a ransom forThey demanded a huge ransom for the return of the little girl whom they had kidnapped.他们索要巨额赎金作为放回被绑小女孩的条件。 hold someone/something to/for ransomThe gang held the racehorse to/for ransom.这个犯罪团伙扣留了赛马，以此勒索赎金。 Payment methods anti-kickback ATM card automatic withdrawal bad cheque baksheesh bribe chip commission liquid meal ticket microtransaction monetization monetize money-back monometallic PFI ready money remittance severance wave and pay Idiomhold someone to ransom ransom verb[ T ] uk /ˈræn.səm/ us /ˈræn.səm/ to pay money in order to set someone free: （付钱）赎（人），赎出，赎回 ransom someone for somethingHer father ransomed her for a million dollars.她父亲用100万美元把她赎了出来。 Paying money 2FA 2SV ante up (something) burn a hole in someone's pocketidiom buying power cost-cutting fund non-contributory outlay overpaid put someone through something put something on your/someone's card put something towards something run to something self-finance spend spent splurge sponsor tipper ransom | American Dictionaryransom noun[ C/U ] us/ˈræn·səm/ a sum of money demanded in exchange for someone or something that has been taken: [ C ]The kidnappers demanded a huge ransom. [ U ]The man’s brother was held for ransom. ransom verb[ T ] us/ˈræn·səm/ to free someone who has been taken away by paying money: The executive was ransomed for a million dollars. Examples of ransomransom The lives of those gentlemen depended upon the payment of those ransoms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our policy of no substantive concessions precludes the payment of ransoms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the value of the ransomed strips to the landowner is now enormous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Naturally, we must deal severely with the human traffickers who are currently holding these refugees hostage and demanding extremely high ransoms for them. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They have paid king's ransoms to the people traffickers and triad gangs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The many captives required regular fundraising by families and local church groups, who generally raised the ransoms for individuals. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At the head of his bands, he acquired considerable riches from collecting ransoms and spoils. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Blackmailers and people demanding ransoms are often heard in movies to ask for a sum of money in used notes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Despite the efforts of middlemen and charities to raise money to provide ransoms, they were still very difficult to come by. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Meanwhile, most of the now independent princes began raising levies and warring with each other, or demanding ransoms from each other on threat of force. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Ransom's debut season was his most successful, claiming 54 wickets at a bowling average of 28.50. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There was a 50-day period for the payment of ransoms. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The ransoms he had to collect when he was captured contributed to the ruin of his home. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In both incidents, ransoms were paid and the freighter was released. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The policies do not pay ransoms on the behalf of the insured. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of ransom These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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