ransom
英 ['ræns(ə)m]
美['rænsəm]
- vt. 赎回，赎；勒索赎金；救赎；得赎金后释放
- n. 赎金；赎身，赎回
- n. (Ransom)人名；(西)兰索姆；(英)兰塞姆
词组搭配
hold someone/thing to ransom
hold someone prisoner and demand payment for their release
掳…索赎，绑…的票
a king's ransom
a huge amount of money; a fortune
大笔钱财；大笔财富
双语例句
- 1. Her kidnapper successfully extorted a £75,000 ransom for her release.
- 绑匪成功地勒索了7.5万英镑才将她释放。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The ransom demand was made by telephone.
- 赎金是通过电话索要的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They have to pay a large ransom.
- 他们不得不付一大笔赎金.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. In Rio, nearly forty people have been held to ransom this year alone.
- 在里约热内卢，仅今年一年就有近40人被绑票。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He is charged with kidnapping a businessman last year and holding him for ransom.
- 他被控于去年绑架了一名商人并勒索钱财。
来自柯林斯例句