搜尋結果
ransom
- IPA[ˈransəm]
美式
- a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner;the holding or freeing of a prisoner in return for payment of ransom
- obtain the release of (a prisoner) by making a payment demanded;hold (a prisoner) and demand payment for their release
verb: ransom, 3rd person present: ransoms, gerund or present participle: ransoming, past tense: ransomed, past participle: ransomed
noun: ransom, plural noun: ransoms
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner the kidnappers demanded a ransom 同義詞
- ▪ the holding or freeing of a prisoner in return for payment of ransom the capture and ransom of the king 同義詞
動詞
- 1. obtain the release of (a prisoner) by making a payment demanded the lord was captured in war and had to be ransomed
- ▪ hold (a prisoner) and demand payment for their release mercenaries burned the village and ransomed the inhabitants
- ▪ release (a prisoner) after receiving payment they were all ransomed and returned unharmed