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词汇 ransomed
释义 ransomed
past simple and past participle ofransom
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。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Paying money
2FA
2SV
ante up (something)
burn a hole in someone's pocketidiom
buying power
credit limit
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

Examples of ransomed


ransomed

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


Prisoners taken in local conflicts had been ransomed and only sold when no ransom was forthcoming.
When cattle thieves were captured, they were ransomed back for cattle.
However, the value of the ransomed strips to the landowner is now enormous.
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It is also likely individuals taken in battle would be ransomed back to their families and clans at high cost.
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Captured sons of noblemen were usually ransomed at the time.
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The ones deemed unattractive were released and any remaining were ransomed.
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The prisoners spent several years in captivity before being ransomed.
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He had reportedly captured some 170 vessels that he had destroyed or ransomed for large prices.
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Between 1964 and 1989, 33,755 political prisoners were ransomed.
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This is a folk etymology based on "priatos", ransomed from "priasthai", to buy.
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On another occasion he ransomed a hundred captives and sent them home with food, clothing, and money for their journey.
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He saw his daughter ransomed, only to die less than a year after her recovery.
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The men-at-arms on both sides were high-ranking men who knew that if captured they could expect to be ransomed.
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However, lvares was successfully ransomed in 1448, five years after his master's death.
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All that could be ransomed were liberated by the summer of 1100.
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