ransom
['rænsəm]
n.赎金, 赎身, 赎回
vt.赎回
例句与用法:
That painting must be worth a king's ransom.
那幅画一定价值连城。
The dam held the floodwaters. Thieves held the stolen painting for ransom.
水库控制着洪水。小偷用偷来的画索取赎金
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 had to ransom the kidnapped diplomat.
他们不得不赎回被绑架的外交官。
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。
词形变化:
名词: ransomer | 动词过去式: ransomed | 动词过去分词: ransomed | 动词现在分词: ransoming | 动词第三人称单数: ransoms |
n.
1. 赎金[C]
They held the travellers for ransom.
他们将旅客当作人质索取赎金。
2. 赎, 赎出, 赎回; 赎身[U]
3. 【宗】赎价[U]
vt.
1. 赎, 赎出, 赎回
They ransomed the kidnapped child with 10, 000 dollars.
他们用一万元赎回了被绑架的孩子。
2. 掳(人)勒赎
3. 向……勒索赎金
4. 得赎金后释放
5. 【宗】救赎[(+from)]
短语词组:
a king's ransom
1. 一笔巨款
They paid a king's ransom for the painting.
他们为这幅画付了一大笔钱。
hold sb. to ransom
1. 绑架某人勒索赎金
They took away the boy and held him to ransom.
他们劫持男孩勒索赎金。