ransom
- IPA[ˈrans(ə)m]
英式
- a sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive；the holding or freeing of a captive in return for payment of a ransom
- obtain the release of (a captive) by paying a ransom；hold (a captive) and demand a ransom 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
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名詞
- 1. a sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive the kidnappers demanded a ransom he was demanding millions of pounds in ransom 同義詞
- ▪ the holding or freeing of a captive in return for payment of a ransom the capture and ransom of the king 同義詞
動詞
- 1. obtain the release of (a captive) by paying a ransom the lord was captured in war and had to be ransomed
- ▪ hold (a captive) and demand a ransom for their release an English force burnt the village and ransomed the inhabitants
- ▪ release (a captive) after receiving a ransom they were all ransomed and returned unharmed
- (1888–1974), American poet and critic. With The New Criticism (1941) he started a school of ...
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- (1888–1974), US poet and critic. With The New Criticism (1941) he started a school of criticism ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- hold someone captive and demand payment for their release
Oxford American Dictionary
- a huge amount of money; a fortune
Oxford American Dictionary
- a huge amount of money; a fortune
Oxford Dictionary
- hold someone captive and demand payment for their release
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- hold someone prisoner and demand payment for their release
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- IPA[ˈransəm]
美式
- a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner: the kidnappers demanded a ransom
- obtain the release of (a prisoner) by making a payment demanded: the lord was captured in war and had to be ransomed
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