ransom的意思|示意
n. 赎金;释放
v. 赎出，赎回;把持（俘虏，监禁者）索要赎金，掳（人）索赎;得赎金后释放（俘虏，监禁者）
【名】 （Ransom）（美、英、加）兰塞姆（人名）
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复数 ransoms 第三人称单数 ransoms 现在分词 ransoming 过去式 ransomed 过去分词 ransomed
ransom的用法详解
英语单词ransom的用法讲解
ransom是英语单词，读音为[ˈrænsəm]，意思是“赎金，赎身费，赔偿金”。ransom 通常用作不及物动词，表示“索要（赎金）”或“用赎金赎回（身份、自由等）”：
例句1：
The kidnappers had demanded a $100,000 ransom for the release of the woman.
绑架者要求付10万美元赎金才会释放那位女士。
例句2：
The kidnapped child was finally ransomed by his wealthy parents.
被绑架的孩子最终被他的富裕的父母以赎金赎回。
ransom也可以作及物动词，以代词、名词、动名词或不定式的形式作宾语，表示“以赎金购回……”：
例句3：
The prince was ransomed with a large sum of money.
王子以一大笔赎金被赎回了。
例句4：
He ransomed his friend with a large amount of money.
他以一大笔赎金把朋友赎回来了。
总之，ransom这个词指以某种价值（通常是金钱）购回一些财物或权利，或者在某种情况下购回自由、生命或安全的行为。
ransom相关短语
1、 a king's ransom ◎作为被俘国王赎金的巨款
ransom相关例句
They held the travellers for ransom.
他们将旅客当作人质索取赎金.
辞典例句
They levied a ransom on him.
他们向他索取赎金.
辞典例句
The kidnappers asked for a ransom of fifty thousand dollars.
绑匪要求五万元赎金.
辞典例句
Her kidnapper successfully extorted a $250,000 ransom for her release.
绑架者们成功地勒索了25万美元的赎金才释放她。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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。
柯林斯例句
The ransom demand was made by telephone.
赎金是通过电话索要的。
柯林斯例句
They took away the boy and held him to ransom.
他们劫持男孩勒索赎金.
辞典例句
If you pay the ransom, you may be signing your son's death warrant.
如果你付赎金，可能就要了你儿子的命。
《牛津词典》